process
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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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Burch on Monday sued Los Angeles resident Christine Weber and her legal team, submitting a lawsuit in Los Angeles Supreme Court for malicious prosecution, abuse of process and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
There would be "nothing transformative", she said, and certainly no major shift on Palestinian statehood or the peace process, issues that have largely disappeared from Israeli political debate since October 7.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
A Justice Department lawyer defended the process but conceded it was a first for him as well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
But what did he lose in the process?
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
In the process he discovered that I didn’t know how to type.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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Software companies are using AI to improve productivity, shorten development cycles and automate business processes, Eastspring writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Even a system that processes more orders per hour may disappoint financially if its installation costs too much or demand leaves it underused.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
Nevertheless, the experiments provide valuable clues for developing treatments that more precisely address the cellular processes involved in age-related diseases.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
They also need to become familiar with the organization’s culture and processes if they are to do their best work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
They want to believe that their language and culture are so unique as to have required uniquely complex developmental processes, unlike those operating elsewhere in the world.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Payments volumes were up 9% year-over-year, while processed transactions rose 10% and cross-border volumes were up 14%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
For two centuries, Canadian mills near Maine have processed vast amounts of its timber.
From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026
As a model processed one of the zones, researchers added specific mathematical signals mimicking negative states.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
And Reliance was among the Indian companies that processed Russian crude.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
And then the disaster happened and orchids started growing, sucking up the processed chemicals from moss, and just like that: blue orchid.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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Google has been working on its tensor processing units for more than a decade and uses them to run things from its search-engine algorithms to its Gemini AI models.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
The Dutch group, which supplies chip makers with wafer processing equipment for the deposition of thin films, said 2027 revenue should exceed 5.7 billion euros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
A law passed in 2023 prohibits small-business lenders from tacking on certain fees, including a fee for processing a payment on the loan or advance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
A few weeks later, Dole announced it was expanding its vegetable processing plant.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
But it also determines the sequence of early-to-late processing in the reader’s mind.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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