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Proceedings began with the reading of the 16-year-old's special defence of self-defence for the murder charge.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

Proceedings were delayed an hour by the threat of storms, but the weather cooperated in the end.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

Proceedings will begin Monday with jury selection and are expected to last more than a week.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Recent articles in the Naval Institute’s Proceedings argue that letters of marque would be essential in alleviating the vast numerical asymmetry between the U.S. and Chinese fleets in the event of a war.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

In a volume of Proceedings of one of the weed-control conferences that are now regular institutions, I once read an extraordinary statement of a weed killer’s philosophy.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson