as in resumed
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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Hunter has resumed throwing a baseball but still remains weeks away.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026 -
When the meeting resumed after the 15-minute recess, Thomas warned the audience that expletives and antisemitic speech would not be tolerated and that anyone who partook in such behavior would be escorted out.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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Krauchun continued her instant impact Monday for Andrew in a 14-1 SouthWest Suburban Conference victory in five innings over visiting Stagg in Tinley Park.—
Tony Baranek,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Joseph has continued to call on anyone with information to speak up.—
Aya Al-Hakim,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Japan has restarted 15 reactors after reviewing the lessons of the earthquake and tsunami that damaged the Fukushima plant, and 10 more are in the process of getting approval to restart.—
Vladimir Isachenkov,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Last month, the UK government temporarily restarted a mothballed bioethanol plant to shore up supplies of carbon dioxide, which is critical to healthcare and the production of some foodstuffs.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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Heads of state and other top officials have been reacting to Iran’s announcement this afternoon that the vital Strait of Hormuz waterway has been reopened to all commercial vessels for the remainder of the US-Iran ceasefire, which is due to end on Tuesday.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
17 Apr. 2026
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Chemical stocks – Shares of chemical producers with ties to the agriculture market plummeted after Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Proceeded (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proceeded%20%28with%29. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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