proceed
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Icelanders will get to vote again on whether to proceed with EU membership if a deal is reached, the government says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Indeed, in the event of Alvarez giving Arsenal the green light to proceed with his signing in the coming days, a deal should move quickly.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
He then posted a TikTok video late Wednesday saying that he would proceed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
In April, Liman also dismissed 10 of the 13 claims in Lively’s lawsuit, including her sexual harassment and defamation claims, while allowing retaliation-related claims to proceed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
I shake my head, lift the burlap sack, and proceed toward the staircase.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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The building's freeholder, Arinium Ltd, has since gone into administration, leaving the administrators, FRP, in control of the company's assets, including the insurance proceeds.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that Cook could keep her job while her lawsuit proceeds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Good Good plans to donate the proceeds of the campaign for the driver to an organization that supports women, though they’re in the process of researching which one to give to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
It’s the largest-ever primary, follow-on share sale by a Chinese company with all of the proceeds designated for AI chips, infrastructure and AI models.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Mom blows on one, then gives it to Penny, who proceeds to stuff the whole thing in her mouth.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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Earlier this year, Blue Apron-owner Wonder discussed with Misfits the idea of buying FreshRealm as bankruptcy proceeded, said Ramesh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
She told BBC NI's Good Morning Ulster programme that officers deployed stinger devices in an attempt to stop the car, but it proceeded to travel in the direction of the motorway.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Although Perez’s livestream proceeded for around 15 minutes before it was shut down, screenshots and clips rocketed across the internet, invading countless social media feeds.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
Some observations of the distant Universe suggest that expansion may have proceeded somewhat more slowly in the past than the standard cosmological model predicts.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
After a little more discourse in praise of gruel, with some wondering at its not being taken every evening by every body, he proceeded to say, with an air of grave reflection,
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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“I am such an enthusiast for rail and I really want this to be successful and just hearing these things makes it seem like we’re proceeding on a wing and a prayer.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Democratic state Sen. César Blanco, whose district includes the area, told the Tribune after the meeting that Scott acknowledged a need to hear input from locals before proceeding.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
“This proceeding was a heavy lift for everyone,” Commissioner Darcie L. Houck acknowledged during Thursday’s hearing, which was held in San Francisco.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Article 3 courts decide cases and controversies, and a proceeding in which both sides want the same outcome is neither.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
He went to the door and opened it; a most unnecessary proceeding it seemed to me.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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