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procedure

[pruh-see-jer] / prəˈsi dʒər /


Usage

What are other ways to say procedure? The noun procedure usually implies a formal or set order of doing a thing, a method of conducting affairs: parliamentary procedure. A process is a series of progressive and interdependent steps by which an end is attained: a chemical process. 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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The bankruptcy procedure "is part of BHV's relaunch, not its failure," the company said, adding that the landmark store opposite Paris City Hall that employs 700 people will remain open.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

The trust has also acknowledged that, following the withdrawal of emergency general surgery from Daisy Hill in 2024, maternity services introduced a risk-stratification standard operating procedure to support the safe delivery of care.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

By delivering mild electrical signals to nerves in the ear, researchers hope to influence the body's natural mechanisms for regulating blood pressure without requiring an invasive procedure.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

According to a Disneyland spokesperson, the park temporarily closed some areas due to weather impacts, which is standard operating procedure during heavy rain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

They lacked this procedure for the fundamental reason that they thought it unnecessary: what could go wrong if one argued from uncontested premises to conclusions that necessarily followed?

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

For many people, avoiding pain, drilling, or more invasive procedures may outweigh that drawback.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

Six Flags is also hiring independent engineers and ride-inspection professionals to review safety procedures across all its rides, Reilly said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

The Postal Service has continued following those procedures since.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

Due to its complex voting procedures, strange time zone, and remoteness, in normal years it can take a particularly long time to count all of Alaska’s ballots.

From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026

He views science as an integrated web of interconnecting hypotheses, procedures, and formalisms, and argues that any impact of the world on the web can be distributed in many different ways.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos


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