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process

[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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In recent years, however, the company has repeatedly flouted regulators and the legal process.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

The company is also going all-in on AI, with factory workers in the process of digitalizing paper records.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The study also pointed to a specific biological process that may help explain the association.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Even the plaintiffs in the House settlement, which created the CSC, are in the process of challenging the current system.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The model used by Wall Street to price trillions of dollars’ worth of derivatives thought of the financial world as an orderly, continuous process.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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