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proceed

verb as in physically or mentally carry on, carry out

verb as in flow from; originate

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As the trial about whether the Angels should be held at least partially liable for the death of Tyler Skaggs enters its third week, major league officials are closely monitoring the proceedings.

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The chief of the Martorell police department, tasked with the investigation, declined to comment, citing the need to protect the continuing proceedings.

He told one victim to come into his van because he needed to comb her hair or required help with something, authorities said, and then would proceed to molest her.

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Abrego Garcia was returned to US soil months later, only to be detained again in Tennessee on human smuggling charges, a separate case from the Maryland proceedings.

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Billups was charged only over his involvement in rigged poker games, where prosecutors say he was recruited to lure in wealthy players, and pocketed a share of the proceeds.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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