proceed from
verb
proceeded from; proceeding from; proceeds from
formal
: to come from (a source)
Strange noises proceeded from the house.
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All proceeds from the event will go directly to the artistic, civic and education programs of PAC NYC.
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Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026
Stock Sale Entrepreneurs seeking to maximize the proceeds from selling their business should prefer a stock sale over an asset sale.
—Kristin McKenna, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
Fifteen percent of proceeds from the event will go toward the nonprofit organizations Tea3 Foundation and Sparkles Foundation.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
During the spring and early summer, proceeds from the store will benefit the Luminus Network, which provides legal services to immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers.
—Susan Soldavin, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2026
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Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2026
Stock Sale Entrepreneurs seeking to maximize the proceeds from selling their business should prefer a stock sale over an asset sale.
—Kristin McKenna, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
Fifteen percent of proceeds from the event will go toward the nonprofit organizations Tea3 Foundation and Sparkles Foundation.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
During the spring and early summer, proceeds from the store will benefit the Luminus Network, which provides legal services to immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers.
—Susan Soldavin, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2026
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“Proceed from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proceed%20from. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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