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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At the time of writing, there is still a huge degree of uncertainty as to when or how SNAP benefits will be resumed, leaving millions of recipients in the dark.—
James Factora,
Them.,
7 Nov. 2025 -
Then-Chief Jacqueline Gwinn-Villaroel established that practice in August 2023 when LMPD resumed investigating shootings in-house.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
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Archaeology News continued that the latest team consisted of experts in anthropology, archaeogenetics, radiocarbon dating, stable isotope analysis, dentistry, and historical study.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune quickly endorsed the deal and called the immediate vote to begin the process of approving it as the shutdown continued to disrupt flights nationwide, threaten food assistance for millions of Americans and leave federal workers without pay.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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And when Hamlin’s team opted for four tires, Larson vaulted into fifth while Hamlin restarted 10th.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Liberation Day effects have largely passed, although the trade war recently restarted (and seems to have subsided partly again).—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Trump had refused to negotiate on health care policy until the government reopened, and little progress had been made more than 40 days into the shutdown.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 Nov. 2025
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While the shutdown appears poised to end soon, the government has not yet reopened and the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) order to reduce air traffic remains in place.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Proceeded (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proceeded%20%28with%29. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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