proceeded

Example Sentences

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“We only proceeded with loading after the entire crew voted in favor of it,” he said, “and the shipowner also provided us with a war zone allowance.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Reviewing them “was a massive effort. The agency proceeded glacially, but really we were speeding as fast as we could,” the official said.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

The cast then proceeded with a bit that involved each of them reading notes supposedly written by their fellow actors in the audience, with the name-dropped A-listers playing along.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

China has fully reopened its borders since the pandemic, but North Korea has proceeded more slowly.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

As with all code breaking, the work proceeded misstep by misstep.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee