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
Rarely are the participants in tax shelters, as opposed to the promoters, criminally prosecuted.
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Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
The president-elect has also talked about prosecuting members of the January 6 Committee like you.
—ABC News, 15 Dec. 2024
In many cases, the prosecution of an assault by a robot would likely follow the logic of charging the owner of a dog (Britain’s Princess Anne was famously prosecuted when her pitbull ‘Dotty’, bit two children).
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Mosby’s supporters have repeatedly argued that she has been selectively prosecuted.
—Lori Rampani, Baltimore Sun, 6 Dec. 2024
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Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
The president-elect has also talked about prosecuting members of the January 6 Committee like you.
—ABC News, 15 Dec. 2024
In many cases, the prosecution of an assault by a robot would likely follow the logic of charging the owner of a dog (Britain’s Princess Anne was famously prosecuted when her pitbull ‘Dotty’, bit two children).
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Mosby’s supporters have repeatedly argued that she has been selectively prosecuted.
—Lori Rampani, Baltimore Sun, 6 Dec. 2024
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Campbell made a controversial decision to execute an onside kick, which subsequently failed, in the fourth quarter when the Lions were trailing by 10 points with 12 minutes left on the clock.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
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Spending any time or resources to execute 32 steps when 11 would achieve the same outcome is still inefficient, even if the task is automated or AI-assisted.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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At about midnight each weekday, a group of five men and women arrives at the darkened restaurant doors of Sobre Masa in Brooklyn and performs a sacred art of transformation.Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
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The pop superstar will perform on Christmas Day, December 25, marking a game-changing moment for both Queen Bey and the NFL.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Ryan Kellman/Gabriella Angotti-Jones/Charles Krupa/AP/NPR As journalists working to fulfill NPR's mission of creating a more informed public, the metrics of success for our work can be a bit more amorphous than in other professions.NPR Staff, NPR, 26 Dec. 2024
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Etch-a-Sketch was so popular that employees worked Christmas eve to fulfill demand.Dawn Mitchell, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
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But making homemade eggnog that’s safe is easier said than done.Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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De-escalation hadn’t yet hit the mainstream in law enforcement, but Sibley recalled spending most of his days doing just that.Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Your relationship and ability to communicate effectively with them, and the collective probability of achieving success, may very well depend on it.John Hall, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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The goal is to achieve a steady burn which will continuously produce electricity like a conventional power plant.New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Dec. 2024
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Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions.Fox News Staff, Fox News, 25 Dec. 2024
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If implemented, the penalties could help shape Biden's economic and foreign policy legacies before Trump's inauguration.Jeff Stein and Ellen Nakashima The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 25 Dec. 2024
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Johnson will charge just under $2.1 million to the Pacers salary ledger if his contract becomes fully guaranteed, and the Pacers have until early January to make that decision.Tony East, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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What's New Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine heads into the New Year after 12 months in which Moscow made territorial gains and Kyiv opened a new front in Russia's Kursk region.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Prosecute.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prosecute. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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