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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Later that year, at the Golden Globes, Washington denied the incident but repeated the word in the process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
But, in 1974, he suffered a blow after being persuaded to invest in a Canadian company which claimed to have developed a process to cut carbon emissions.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Adjusting generally takes one day per time zone crossed, a process sped by maximizing sunlight exposure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Even if passed, the law would not affect the current sentences for Thaci and the other men, who have already said they will appeal through the established process at the KSC.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
Michael was in the process of unscrewing the jar, but he stopped.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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Scully said some adaptation processes could be "very expensive".
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
While only 80,000 bison are harvested in a year—the beef industry processes more cattle in a day—that scarcity has pushed bison prices to record highs, often nearly double those of beef.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
"They were relying on a specific set of proteins and processes that created a vulnerability we could potentially target."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
County Fire Department has since said it has integrated FireGuard into its processes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Popper distinguished between the world of physical objects, the world of mental processes and the third world, the world of ‘problems, conjectures, theories, arguments, journals and books’.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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The meal plan, which a dietitian explained could help lessen my chronic anxiety, cut out “inflammatory foods” such as cheese, red meat and anything processed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Fewer than a million barrels of processed oil products passed through the Strait of Hormuz on average in the last week, down from 3.5 million per day before the war began.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Both the material being studied and the way it was processed appeared to influence the outcome.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
I love the way my voice is processed, sharing the space with so many layers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Boats and trains brought vast amounts of lumber, grain, and livestock into the city to be stored and processed, then shipped out to customers across the country.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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That means it uses less computing, or processing power, to perform real-time workflows.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Today, Lynas runs a hard-rock mine in Australia, and processing operations that span Australia and Malaysia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
He argues the technology could modernize court infrastructure, aiding in case management, scheduling and document processing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
As more content must be checked, both the processing time and energy requirements can rise proportionally.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Okay,” I say, still not sure I am processing the information correctly.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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