proceed
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If the will or trust does not give direction on how to proceed, “executors must act in a way that balances the interests of all beneficiaries,” it says.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
Release the funds, restore normal grant timelines, and let the science proceed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
If it becomes law, the bill would only allow large investors to proceed with such purchases under specific circumstances.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
The judge said it would "clear the way" for the trial to proceed with jury selection on 26 May.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
I daresay it is only a rat scrambling along the rafters of the adjoining schoolroom: it was a barn before I had it repaired and altered, and barns are generally haunted by rats.—To proceed.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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