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In literature, the term "procedures" is employed to convey a spectrum of meanings, ranging from formalized rules and systematic steps to methods that underpin technical, legal, and even artistic processes. In historical and political narratives, for example, authors depict procedures as mechanisms of authority and order—from the operative procedures in governmental matters ([1]) to the prescribed rituals of statecraft and justice ([2], [3]). In scientific and technical texts, procedures are presented as step-by-step approaches vital to research and practice, whether in coffee extraction methods ([4]) or accounting practices ([5]). Meanwhile, in more metaphorical or critical contexts, the word may evoke the inherent rigidity of bureaucratic systems or the subtle yet transformative nature of methodical practice, as seen in courtroom and administrative settings ([6], [7]). This varied usage underscores the term's versatility in literature, serving as both a precise descriptor in specialized fields and a broader symbol of human systems and processes.
  1. Were you able to return then to Dallas in time to assist in the operative procedures on Governor Connally?
    — from Warren Commission (06 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission
  2. The English had killed their king, by somewhat offhanded legal procedures, and had gone under the Cromwellian dictatorship.
    — from Psychological Warfare by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger
  3. Mother of Patriotism has her Debates reported in the Moniteur, as important state-procedures; which indisputably they are.
    — from The French Revolution: A History by Thomas Carlyle
  4. Even this procedure, requiring much attention, does not give as clear a solution as some of the other extraction procedures employed.
    — from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers
  5. © United States Steel Corp.; 7Jun61; LU3183. ACCOUNTING: BASIC PROCEDURES.
    — from Motion Pictures 1960-1969: Catalog of Copyright Entries by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
  6. Under your current procedures if such a situation developed, would there be an administrative step taken to try and retrieve the passport?
    — from Warren Commission (05 of 26): Hearings Vol. V (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission
  7. This smile made K. feel as if he were examining not the words of the painter but seeking out inconsistencies in the procedures of the court itself.
    — from The Trial by Franz Kafka

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