proceed
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Such agents help reactions proceed by accepting or donating electrons, but some can be hazardous to handle and generate unwanted waste.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
The statement added that the decision to order a trial to proceed could be subject to appeal.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The justices will decide whether a participant suing over underperformance has to identify a “meaningful benchmark”—a comparable investment—before the case can proceed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Rather, the decision will tell the public if Boulder’s effort can even proceed in the first place.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026
My wheels, which moments ago felt so tired I wasn’t sure I could proceed, now do not bother me at all.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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Its proceeds go toward supporting LACMA’s initiative to make film more central to the museum’s curatorial programming, as well as toward the museum’s broader mission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
A judge has restricted his transfer and temporarily blocked his deportation while his legal challenge proceeds.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
Nvidia also received $515 million of proceeds related to employee stock plans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The proceeds of the sale represented 1.1% of U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
Holmes returned to Englewood and promptly forged Belknap’s signature to a second note for the same amount, intending to use the proceeds for his hotel.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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Reyes said she would reconvene the hearing Tuesday to question additional Interior Department officials about why the work proceeded over the holiday weekend.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
In her ruling, Dame Siobhan said the previous judgement could not stand on climate change grounds and that the project "is a priority investment and should be proceeded with".
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
The procession last proceeded along Garvaghy Road in 1997 and was barred the following year, soon after a peace accord largely ended three decades of conflict over British rule.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Robinson told the three men to sign nondisclosure agreements, which he proceeded to tear up and throw away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
We climbed the stairs, and I held the candle as we proceeded down the ground-floor corridor.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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Such problems have occurred many other times, though generally they have not prevented executions from proceeding.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Also, management is evaluating whether to consolidate additional fiber assets before proceeding with the strategic investor process, which could further increase Telkom InfraCo’s scale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
After being filed, the lawsuit became part of a coordinated proceeding with actions brought by the California attorney general and the city attorneys of Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Wilhelm said the artificial-intelligence build-out is proceeding in a different way from the dot-com boom that began to deflate in 2000.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
To Laila, the sounds she heard were those of a methodical, familiar proceeding.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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