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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The partnership calls for a portion of proceeds from the team’s apparel line to be donated to the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Because hawala operates outside the formal banking system, its funds sometimes mingle with proceeds from fraud or other crimes.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
The game is associated with the Aleppo Shriners of Massachusetts, and all proceeds from the event go to the Shriners Hospital in Boston.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Those include requiring property owners to file a claim with the government for any surplus proceeds from the tax sale.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Because hawala operates outside the formal banking system, its funds sometimes mingle with proceeds from fraud or other crimes.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
The game is associated with the Aleppo Shriners of Massachusetts, and all proceeds from the event go to the Shriners Hospital in Boston.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
Those include requiring property owners to file a claim with the government for any surplus proceeds from the tax sale.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for proceed from
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“Proceed from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proceed%20from. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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