proceed from
phrasal verb
proceeded from; proceeding from; proceeds from
formal
: to come from (a source)
Strange noises proceeded from the house.
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Kyiv says the lucrative proceeds from Russian oil exports help fund Moscow's ongoing invasion.
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David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2025
That volume is worth tens of billions of dollars, providing a ready vehicle for laundering proceeds from other illicit markets while starving the treasury of royalties and taxes.
—Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 9 Dec. 2025
All proceeds from the event go right back to the music program for new instruments and equipment, repairs and instrumental coaches as well as other expenses.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
That case was settled in December 2022 for $105 million plus half of the proceeds from the sale of Little Saint James, which is one of two islands that Epstein owned.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
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David Brennan, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2025
That volume is worth tens of billions of dollars, providing a ready vehicle for laundering proceeds from other illicit markets while starving the treasury of royalties and taxes.
—Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 9 Dec. 2025
All proceeds from the event go right back to the music program for new instruments and equipment, repairs and instrumental coaches as well as other expenses.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
That case was settled in December 2022 for $105 million plus half of the proceeds from the sale of Little Saint James, which is one of two islands that Epstein owned.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Proceed from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proceed%20from. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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