as in to resume
to begin again or return to after an interruption
we can proceed with the meeting as soon as everyone has returned from lunch
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Flights resumed early Friday morning but were halted that evening after more drones were spotted.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025 -
Jiang and the rest of the crew reunite and resume work on their unfinished feature.—
Yangyang Cheng,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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Twenty years later, Iraq War veteran Aaron Hughes continues spreading his realization that soldiers can better champion American ideals by following their conscience over orders.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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McNeill said one argument in favor of the EV sector continuing to grow is the vehicles’ increasing utility far beyond transportation.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
4 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, Stein strongly criticized the decision by GOP lawmakers to include a provision in the bill directing the state to adopt an alternative method of execution, in an attempt to restart the death penalty.—
Avi Bajpai,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025
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The incident, which happened as the session was restarted after George Russell's bodywork was cleared from the track, has since started an investigation.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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And to help celebrate, a 26-mile-long section of the Blue Ridge Parkway reopened last month following the completion of two landslide repair projects, according to the National Park Service.—
Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Oct. 2025
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In a separate immigration court ruling last week, an immigration judge denied Abrego Garcia's request to reopen his original immigration case.—
Ely Brown,
ABC News,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Proceed (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proceed%20%28with%29. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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