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proceed

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




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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

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

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

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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