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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Don’t resume normal brushing or flossing without your provider’s consent.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
3 May 2025 -
The eight-part fifth season resumes where the previous one left off, capturing a crowd celebrating the arrival in Jerusalem of Jesus (Jonathan Roumie) at the start of the week (known as Palm Sunday) and ending before Jesus' arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Backed by cardinals seeking reform, the low-profile Bergoglio emerged as a surprise contender early on, and his momentum continued.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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Despite the risks, many healthcare organizations have continued using these tools due to the lack of clear regulatory guardrails, a situation complicated further by a federal court ruling that blocked the Biden administration’s attempts to curb the use of online trackers in healthcare settings.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration’s lack of transparency over the refugee report leads analysts and advocates to believe it was not intended to restart refugee admissions but to justify keeping the door to refugees securely closed.—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The film’s $200 million production cost accounts for the start and stop and restart of production during the 2023 strikes; the SAG-AFTRA strike truly pushed the pic’s delivery down to the wire for late July.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2025
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Though it was replaced by a modern crossing in 1982, a 2.2-mile section reopened to pedestrians and cyclists in 2022.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2025
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The basilica will reopen to visitors again on Sunday.—
Sean Keane,
ABC News,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Proceed (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proceed%20%28with%29. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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