process
Usage
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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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"All of that documentation will be brought to Rome and then the next phase of the process begins."
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
In the process, Tyree notes, the filmmakers reveal that unlike in the past, when captains of industry launched art museums and libraries, this generation isn't as interested in philanthropy.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
“LBPD is in the process of reviewing the footage and will make that available to the public as soon as possible,” police said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
An administration official said that Barbabella secured the position after a competitive process where the Army, Navy and Air Force forwarded up to six candidates to the White House.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
The Fox sisters’ new process for communicating with the dead was understood similarly.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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"Residents can be assured that any credible evidence of a risk to human health or the environment will be thoroughly considered and investigated through the appropriate regulatory processes."
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Not every missed opportunity was a result of automated vetting processes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
Rather than beginning with detailed assumptions about how the atmosphere should behave, the researchers allowed the observations to reveal the most important processes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Because brown dwarfs can often be observed directly, they give scientists an opportunity to study atmospheric processes that are much harder to investigate on most exoplanets.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
There is nothing unfamiliar about this; indeed, we’ve been engaged in a coordinated national effort for over two decades, through the established processes of the National Institutes of Health.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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Mr. Chatten’s baritone voice, delivered with a growl and processed to sound as if it’s transmitting from a crackly pirate radio station, recalls Curtis’s tone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The US State Department said the AI agent had filed 20 visa applications using a form on its website, but that they were incomplete and not processed, according to reports.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
That price is paid primarily by the poorer countries where the main ingredient of fishmeal is harvested and processed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Industrial trans fats, which can be present in some processed and fried foods, have been strongly linked to an increased risk of heart disease.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
This material is processed by a superefficient metabolism, stripped of any useful minerals and...ejected at the other end, as it were.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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Since the Thursday rampage, Sherry Lauer, 56, has been watching her five-year-old granddaughter for signs of how she is processing the tragedy.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
In a Wednesday note, Thill wrote that sustained demand for compute, or AI processing power, is allowing Microsoft to charge higher prices.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026
Their findings offer a promising new approach to controlling quantum behavior and could eventually help engineers develop superconducting electronics that use far less energy while processing information more efficiently.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Threets discusses healthy ways of understanding and processing complicated and overwhelming emotions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Now letters to and from Philadelphia had to undergo special processing, such as being dipped in vinegar and allowed to dry.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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