proceed from
phrasal verb
proceeded from; proceeding from; proceeds from
formal
: to come from (a source)
Strange noises proceeded from the house.
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The company also donates 20% of proceeds from the sales of their custom line to I Am a Voter, a nonpartisan organization aiming to educate and mobilize voters.
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Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
In October 2024, the Brigham Young University student slammed the Lifetime film about their family, On Instagram Stories, Shari claimed that she and her siblings were not contacted about the film and were not receiving any of the proceeds from the project.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
When the proceeds from such divestment are put in say, a mutual fund, the taxes are technically deferred until the new assets are sold.
—Bygreg McKenna, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
Gates’s business dealings and art making are not at odds: Salvage from the buildings goes into his art installations; proceeds from his art sales fund his building renovations and community programs.
—Siddhartha Mitter, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
In October 2024, the Brigham Young University student slammed the Lifetime film about their family, On Instagram Stories, Shari claimed that she and her siblings were not contacted about the film and were not receiving any of the proceeds from the project.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
When the proceeds from such divestment are put in say, a mutual fund, the taxes are technically deferred until the new assets are sold.
—Bygreg McKenna, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
Gates’s business dealings and art making are not at odds: Salvage from the buildings goes into his art installations; proceeds from his art sales fund his building renovations and community programs.
—Siddhartha Mitter, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Proceed from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proceed%20from. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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