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
The diversion program is offered to nonviolent offenders with no prior records and who are being prosecuted for a drug possession case.
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Shafer’s mother protested Noem’s use of her daughter’s story, and Noem’s claims that Illinois policies bar state or local police from cooperating with the feds in capturing and prosecuting the accused, Gabriel P. Calixto, weren’t true.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
While the statute was created to target mob bosses, it is often used to prosecute other types of criminals, such as gang members, drug dealers and fraudsters.
—Gina Barton, USA Today, 12 May 2025
According to her account, Krell later identified the motel where the defendants were arrested, accused the owner and manager of knowing about prostitution was occurring, prosecuted them, and the motel was shut down.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2025
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
Shafer’s mother protested Noem’s use of her daughter’s story, and Noem’s claims that Illinois policies bar state or local police from cooperating with the feds in capturing and prosecuting the accused, Gabriel P. Calixto, weren’t true.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
While the statute was created to target mob bosses, it is often used to prosecute other types of criminals, such as gang members, drug dealers and fraudsters.
—Gina Barton, USA Today, 12 May 2025
According to her account, Krell later identified the motel where the defendants were arrested, accused the owner and manager of knowing about prostitution was occurring, prosecuted them, and the motel was shut down.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 11 May 2025
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The bride clarified that each idea only took about a minute to execute if not less time.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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The Syrian government even returned the belongings of the Israeli spy Eli Cohen, who was executed in Damascus in 1965 after his espionage was discovered, in a goodwill gesture.—
Natasha Hall,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 2025
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This has forced the library system to pay a contractor $1,500 per month to power-wash the area outside the branch twice a week during the morning hours after previously relying on in-house personnel to perform the task.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
23 May 2025
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Wineries and craft beverage producers will offer tastings, artisans will display and sell their products, and musicians will perform in three areas throughout the day.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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This not only fulfills regulatory requirements but also reassures investors about the company's commitment to safeguarding assets and information.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Ultimately, hundreds of thousands of potential buyers chose not to fulfill their orders, and many of them could have had reasons related to the EV's design flaws.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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The characters are too one-dimensional to care about — though we’re sporadically asked to do just that — yet at the same time their cartoonishness isn’t treated with enough gusto to actually be fun.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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But then, proving the impossible possible is what these films have done from the start.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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The hands-on classes at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona represented the first step toward achieving that dream.—
Anthony Solorzano,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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Today, emergency rooms nationwide rely on ambulances staffed by emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics (those who have achieved the highest level of EMT training) to keep patients alive en route to hospitals.—
Lillian Ali,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 May 2025
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This means implementing strong guardrails that prevent models from generating harmful content, engaging in deceptive practices, or making decisions that violate human rights.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Indeed, one of the feminist movement’s most radical and idealistic intellectual branches, a 1970s campaign called Wages for Housework, advocated for policies that, if ever implemented, genuinely might set off a baby boom.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
23 May 2025
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Corporate earnings Shares of UnitedHealth closed down 5.1% after reports that the company made secret payments to nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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The brand makes our favorite down comforter, the best budget bamboo sheets, and the best affordable linen sheets.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
22 May 2025
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“Prosecute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecute. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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