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process

[pros-es, proh-ses] / ˈprɒs ɛs, ˈproʊ sɛs /




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A process is a series of progressive and interdependent steps by which an end is attained: a chemical process. Procedure usually implies a formal or set order of doing a thing, a method of conducting affairs: parliamentary procedure. Proceeding (usually plural) applies to what goes on or takes place on a given occasion or to the records of the occasion: proceedings of the Royal Academy of Sciences.

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But Figuera said that Machado declined to receive regular updates about the process amid disagreements over who should lead the negotiations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

The officials insisted the process is “purely Venezuelan-led” with the U.S. “facilitating and accompanying the process.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

"We'll answer of course all the questions that are asked as far as the process allows, as far as we can," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

This process would have helped concentrate water in the material from which Bennu formed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

It took a while for thirty teams and their chaperones to make it through the screening process, so while the team waited, Juliette gave them a brief tour of the ground floor.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

The research, now published in Science Advances, has uncovered a distinctive chemical signature that not only helps identify Bennu's origins but also provides new evidence about the processes that shaped the early Solar System.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

If you want robots to navigate the real world, they can't just be trained inside computer simulations, argues Manish Agarwal, the founder of Humyn Labs, which collects and processes human-generated data.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Citi announced the approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission on Friday, after nearly five years in review processes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

This protein is also associated with inflammatory processes involved in rheumatoid arthritis and Alzheimer's disease.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

She was interested not only in the tanning processes but in the business end too.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

As a model processed one of the zones, researchers added specific mathematical signals mimicking negative states.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

And Reliance was among the Indian companies that processed Russian crude.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Their analysis found that substituting minimally processed foods for 10% of ultra-processed food intake by weight was associated with a 2% lower incidence of colorectal cancer.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Parents must mark one federally recognized race or ethnicity on the application, or it won’t be processed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

It processed images faster than the human eye could.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

Analyst Daniel Roden says Coronado needs to demonstrate better processing and underground execution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

This raises an important question about whether the level of processing alone is a useful indicator of a food's potential health effects.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

On 30 April 2025, Data Cymru and ONL entered into a legally compliant data processing contract.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

The latter half of “I Can’t Stop” finds Hanawalt processing the end of her relationship, dipping a toe back into the dating world, and exploring fertility options such as egg-freezing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

I took the subway home that day, processing the episode all alone.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates


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