proceed
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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
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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
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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
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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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