- present tense form of proceed (3rd person singular).
proceeds
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After abandoning the farmland idea, the township pivoted to a plan involving buying other land for $26 million with bond proceeds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
She also had a restaurant in New York called Toukie’s in the 1990s, which gave a part of its proceeds to the Smith Family Foundation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
Lord Heseltine says it was originally assumed that councils would use sale proceeds to support new housing.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
According to investigators, proceeds from the fund were used to bankroll high-end real estate, a luxury yacht and precious artworks, including a Monet and a Van Gogh.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
Whenever I forget to take the chicken out of the freezer, she lectures me—and then proceeds to prosecute me for forgetting to turn in my language arts essay.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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