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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There weren’t as many glaring errors when the NFL also used replacement officials for one week of exhibition games and the opening week in 2001 before the labor dispute was resolved shortly after 9/11, and the regular officials returned in time when the season resumed after a one-week break.—
Rob Maaddi,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026 -
There weren’t as many glaring errors when the NFL also used replacement officials for one week of exhibition games and the opening week in 2001 before the labor dispute was resolved shortly after 9/11, and the regular officials returned in time when the season resumed following a one-week break.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 May 2026
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Israeli attacks have killed nearly four hundred people since April 16th and Israel’s forces have continued to destroy villages and consolidate territorial gains in southern Lebanon.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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As for Jalen Duren, the big man’s postseason woes continued.—
Darnell Mayberry,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Experts have suggested the longer wait times could be related to the biometric appointments, which were paused during the pandemic, being restarted.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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The verbal jousting restarted as public members sought to take the reins of these working groups before federal members cut in to suggest that public members were boxing federal members out of any leadership position.—
O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
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Either could get his deportation case reopened and potentially lead to his removal order being vacated.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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And Michelle Rocca, Brad’s wife, offered to start putting her experience in banking and the restaurant business to work as a manager when Original Joe’s reopened during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
9 May 2026
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“Proceeded (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proceeded%20%28with%29. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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