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proceed

[pruh-seed, proh-seed] / prəˈsid, ˈproʊ sid /




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"However, as the vessel nears completion, we face an inevitable gap in workload while we work with the Scottish government to make the relevant preparations to enable us to proceed with contract negotiations," he said.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Something appeared to be pushing cosmic expansion to proceed faster over time.

From Science Daily Aug. 18, 2026

The recent move could set up the firm for a public debut this year, though there are no guarantees the firm will proceed, and the plans partly depend on market conditions, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

South Korea's defence ministry said the joint drills would "proceed as previously notified and scheduled" when asked about Trump's post.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

We will soothe your friend before we proceed, Pet continued.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

Chacin said the expanded police presence could help stem violence, but that tackling organized crime required, above all, following the money -- investigating how the proceeds are laundered and who is benefitting most.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

And if the case proceeds, they may have to say so under oath.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

If you go through with another 1031 exchange and buy a new rental, you can defer this capital gain by reinvesting all proceeds.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

The show proceeds with the fluid choreography of Positions before Grande dons her famous bunny ears for a slinky version of The Boy Is Mine.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

This suggested to me the Optimal Fragmentation Principle: innovation proceeds most rapidly in a society with some optimal intermediate degree of fragmentation: a too-unified society is at a disadvantage, and so is a too-fragmented society.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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

Chapman proceeded to build a series of brilliant sports cars, win a lot of Formula One championships and erase millions in investments before his death in 1982.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

With a quick toss of her red hair, she proceeded to answer her own question with such feeling that no one who heard could be so unkind as to ever forget.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord

The lawsuit seeks emergency relief to stop the agency’s early renewal proceeding and any resulting threat against ABC’s station licenses.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

It was chosen from among scores of related suits in the Judicial Council coordinated proceeding in California state court.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Orsted said it made significant progress on its construction portfolio, with all projects proceeding on schedule and within planned costs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 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

In a later proceeding, a government official asked her, “How did she go?”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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