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[pros-es, proh-ses] / ˈprɒs ɛs, ˈproʊ sɛs /




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A process is a series of progressive and interdependent steps by which an end is attained: a chemical process. Procedure usually implies a formal or set order of doing a thing, a method of conducting affairs: parliamentary procedure. Proceeding (usually plural) applies to what goes on or takes place on a given occasion or to the records of the occasion: proceedings of the Royal Academy of Sciences.


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The report also mentioned "non-uniformed individuals" who were "managers of the process, monitoring in some cases, driving and directing in others, the mass of people towards" the breakwater.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

WSJ: How should investors mentally process major market panics, like the crash during the outbreak of the pandemic in 2020?

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

"Unfortunately, we cannot comment any further at this stage while an investigation is underway. We have updated the complainant throughout the process."

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

To start the process, you cozy up next to a BioCharger and select one of its many “recipes.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

But he’d been in the process of going, which meant he might disappear.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

"Combining the processes of buying and selling and physical transport has allowed DNB to spread the risks associated with such a complex physical gold relocation," the statement said.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

According to Roe, the results suggest that disease-related processes may already be developing in the brain long before they can be seen with today's most sensitive imaging methods.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

"If the latter is true, it suggests it is important to continue developing drugs that target processes other than amyloid plaque accumulation. But we need more research on this," says Anders Martin Fjell.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

Having re-engineered its own business processes around AI, it’s looking to help customers do the same, according to Levie, who co-founded the company as a college student in 2005.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

All three processes are the work of living microorganisms; Pasteur will call them "germs."

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

These details are often used as unique identifying codes in hawala transactions, and the total number of notes and ID cards suggest Abu Adam had processed at least 12,000 transactions, Guerra said.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

Once the rare earth concentrate has been extracted from the wastewater, the individual elements must then be separated out and processed.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

Those cells showed widespread changes in gene activity, including shifts in how they processed fuel, reacted to hormones, and detected nutrient availability.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

Mexican cattle imports account for about 5% of the cattle processed in the U.S. and meatpacking executives had said it was the fastest way to potentially lower beef prices.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Biscuits and two packets of jelly which he could eat, cube by cube, some potato crisps and half a box of processed cheeses.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill

Housed in data centers going up around the world, the company's graphics processing units are key components for training AI models.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

The cognitive assessments measured verbal memory and processing speed.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

County officials said their investigation into the complaints found unreasonable delays in processing claims, as well as “systematic underpayments.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Beyond AI, Dell’s traditional data-center server and networking segment revenue grew 122% in the July quarter to $10.5 billion as demand has surged for central processing units for agentic AI and inference.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

She looks pale, still processing the fact that our debts have been erased in the blink of an eye.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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