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proceedings

noun

plural of proceeding

as in lawsuits

a court case for enforcing a right or claim a divorce proceeding

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a usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result this is not the haphazard proceeding that it may seem to the casual observer

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Recent Examples of proceedings The Daily Mail reported Cameron showed up for the proceedings and declined to comment outside the courthouse. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 The proceedings were livestreamed by Salt Lake City TV channel KUTV, despite objections from Robinson's lawyers, who argued such coverage jeopardizes his right to a fair trial. — Bill Chappell, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026 The jury of 12 and four alternates, composed of six men and 10 women, have appeared mostly engaged throughout proceedings. — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 Talwani’s latest order may not be the end of the proceedings. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Movies in this class are, paradigmatically, produced, written, and directed by the same person, who generally also plays the devastatingly handsome romantic lead (and often funds the proceedings with money earned in some unrelated capacity). — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 But the evidence presented during the proceedings still shed new light on social media’s seedy underbelly. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 Then the host offered up a sneak peek of the competition, revealing footage of Big Brother all-stars Britney Haynes, Tiffany Mitchell, Keanu Soto, and Cody Calafiore in royal garb from the medieval era, seemingly there to oversee the proceedings. — Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026 Resilience has also argued that the settlement shouldn’t be finalized because Insight is not a party to the proceedings yet Insight’s role is part of the settlement agreement. — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

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Hundreds of people, meanwhile, from individual homeowners to those detained at the ICE processing center in Broadview, have been part of a flurry of lawsuits against the federal agents and their supervisors.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
There have been at least seven lawsuits over the matter since 2024, according to Religion News Service.

— BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of lawsuits

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This suggests that the measurements may be capturing some of the biological processes driving the loss of brain tissue, and could eventually be important for the development of treatments.

— Claudia Metzler-Baddeley, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2026
Rising costs, complex permitting processes, and infrastructure challenges have made the city less competitive even for productions that want to stay local.

— Sam Roseme, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

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This was reflected both in the administration’s statements and actions against the SPLC.

— Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Tuesday's meeting will also focus on whether lower costs are being passed through to consumers and on additional actions the administration could take to reduce prices at the pump, the official said.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of actions

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Once a provider is integrated into facilities, workflows, safety procedures and regulatory relationships, switching becomes more consequential than replacing an ordinary software tool.

— John Gabriel, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
In addition, cosmetic procedures most commonly linked to post-weight loss patients grew last year by more than 20% in multiple categories, the same data shows.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

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German officials said police findings, intelligence information and the methods used in the attack led Berlin to conclude Russia was responsible.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
And Lukas’ father is at pains to cope with the situation without resorting to archaic methods of patriarchal control.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026