as in to execute
to carry through (as a process) to completion
the neurologists plan to prosecute their research for as long as funding remains available
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Recent Examples of prosecute
To find out what happened, a team from Spain’s UCO, a division within the Spanish Civil Guard responsible for investigating and prosecuting serious and organized crime, gets sent in.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
None was prosecuted despite the post-apartheid Truth and Reconciliation Commission identifying them and denying them amnesty in the late 1990s.
—Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
The order, signed by Trump in March, requires proof of citizenship to vote, prohibits ballot counting after election day, and asks state election officials to share voter databases and prosecute voter fraud.
—Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2025
That also means that if many cases are never reported to Adult Protective Services or law enforcement, they are never prosecuted.
—Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025
None was prosecuted despite the post-apartheid Truth and Reconciliation Commission identifying them and denying them amnesty in the late 1990s.
—Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
The order, signed by Trump in March, requires proof of citizenship to vote, prohibits ballot counting after election day, and asks state election officials to share voter databases and prosecute voter fraud.
—Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2025
That also means that if many cases are never reported to Adult Protective Services or law enforcement, they are never prosecuted.
—Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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Up next, the bank is working on providing users the ability to execute after-hours stock trades, Vienick said.—
Hugh Son,
CNBC,
20 June 2025
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In total, fighter jets and helicopters from the Chinese aircraft carriers executed over 1,000 takeoffs and landings during this western Pacific deployment, which lasted nearly a month.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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The only headliner to perform was country hitmaker Luke Combs on Thursday, who made history as the festival's first-ever country headliner.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
15 June 2025
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This way your sales and service teams can not only ask questions about customers, prospects and other CRM activities but ultimately launch agents to perform tasks automatically based on these queries.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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This meant developing digital kitchens to fulfill digital orders; orders placed in the restaurant are prepared by a separate makeline.—
Nina Ajemian,
Fortune,
17 June 2025
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Many buyers are turning to other automakers to fulfill their electric vehicle (EV) desires.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 June 2025
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Below, 20 Forbes Business Council members discuss what companies can do now to ensure reliable supply chains in the future.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Nothing complicated, but something the whole family can do together.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
16 June 2025
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Lei remains confident about the prospects for Xiaomi’s foray into cars, predicting the new model will help the company’s EV unit achieve profitability in the second half—one of the fastest brands to hit that milestone in the automotive sector.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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What are they expected to achieve at these Euros? Very few, perhaps nobody, expects Wales to make it out of this group.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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Advertisement President Bill Clinton eventually signed the UNCLOS implementing agreement in 1994, when the treaty entered into force.—
Time,
Time,
17 June 2025
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Commercial distribution has ceased effective immediately, while enrollment in ongoing clinical trials has been paused until additional risk mitigation measures can be implemented in study protocols.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Known for her directness and honesty with players, the former Netherlands international makes decisions based on what is best for the team.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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Flowering dogwood makes a gorgeous specimen growing one to two feet per year and maturing at 15 to 25 feet tall and wide.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
27 June 2025
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“Prosecute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecute. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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