proceeding
Usage
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The noun proceeding, commonly proceedings (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. 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.Example Sentences
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Less than 15 minutes later, Trump posted that talks with Iran were proceeding at a “rapid pace.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
In a social media post, Trump said "constructive" talks were proceeding but "both sides must take their time and get it right".
From BBC • May 24, 2026
A Haifa court held that international law still authorized prize-taking, but Israel had waited too long to bring the condemnation proceeding.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
The case has dragged due to judicial and prosecutorial recusals and other procedural challenges in what has become known as "Stop Stalingrad", in reference to a tactic aimed at wearing down proceeding through constant appeals.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
I hurried down the stairs and was in time to see the gentlemen proceeding into the smoking room.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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