as in to execute
to carry through (as a process) to completion
the neurologists plan to prosecute their research for as long as funding remains available
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Recent Examples of prosecute
Steven Rowlett testified that the only members of the hate group who have been prosecuted are those who were violent, not those who spouted hate.
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Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 1 Aug. 2025
The Maricopa County Attorney's Office ultimately declined to prosecute Brady Kiser.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 31 July 2025
This story has been updated with additional information The U.S. Justice Department decided months ago not to prosecute Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to an Associated Press report published Thursday that cited two unnamed sources.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The Supreme Court did not comment on the actions of the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO), which prosecuted Hayes.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 29 July 2025
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Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 1 Aug. 2025
The Maricopa County Attorney's Office ultimately declined to prosecute Brady Kiser.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 31 July 2025
This story has been updated with additional information The U.S. Justice Department decided months ago not to prosecute Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to an Associated Press report published Thursday that cited two unnamed sources.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The Supreme Court did not comment on the actions of the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO), which prosecuted Hayes.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 29 July 2025
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Cortes then executed a 10-pitch third inning facing the Diamondbacks’ 2-3-4 hitters and got through the fourth in 12 pitches with help from a double play that made up for a lead-off walk.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Recently, a decision from the Imperial Palace stipulated that all POWs were to be executed if the Allies ever landed on Japan’s shores.—
Charles Pellegrino,
Rolling Stone,
6 Aug. 2025
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When culture starts performing alignment instead of living it, most companies reach for fixes: tighter messaging, new values, more playbooks.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Goose will perform at the Park City Song Summit this weekend before continuing their ongoing tour through the fall.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
14 Aug. 2025
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Elon Musk gives update on Mars plan Musk, who founded SpaceX in 2002, has aggressively sought for his commercial spaceflight company to develop its Starship spacecraft to fulfill his ambitious dream of sending the first humans to Mars.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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Second, consider the amount of effort taken to fulfill the task.—
Chris Talgo,
Boston Herald,
4 Aug. 2025
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Russia has a 50-year goal, to re-unite parts of the old Soviet Union; Ukraine has a more immediate goal, to stop the war and not give up any territory to do so.—
Richard Stengel,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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In 2024-2025 the lodge stayed open for the winter, doing events like winemaker dinners.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Help students achieve upward economic mobility, measured by post-graduation earnings, wealth-building potential, and employment outcomes.—
Jamie Merisotis,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The airport also achieved record operating revenue.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The arrest has raised questions about how DJS handles youth crime, especially as the agency, under acting director Betsy Fox Tolentino, implements changes.—
Keith Daniels,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Aug. 2025
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Alonso and his collaborators wanted to implement a method in which the players showed more intensity in training.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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Stewart, who was placed on the injured list on Tuesday, made four appearances for the Dodgers, giving up two runs and six hits in 3⅔ innings for a 4.91 ERA.—
Mike Digiovanna,
Oc Register,
14 Aug. 2025
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Burton made a triple, a layup, and two free throws to help the Valkyries push their lead back to 20 by the 1:30 mark of the third quarter.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Prosecute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecute. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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