staging area
noun
: an area in which participants in a new especially military operation or mission are assembled and readied
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It may not be used as a staging area or for any operations related to civil immigration enforcement.
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Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 15 Feb. 2026
Miguel Segura’s elderly parents live in a village in Veracruz, Mexico, far from the staging area set up Friday as police and firefighters searched the Fox River and surrounding area for the 52-year-old man missing for more than six weeks.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
That includes hundreds of workers at the State Pier in New London, which serves as the on-shore staging area for Revolution Wind and a sister project, Sunrise Wind.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
Ride shares and taxis will have a staging area in the parking lots at 10th Circle North near Charlotte Avenue.
—Melonee Hurt, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Dec. 2025
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Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 15 Feb. 2026
Miguel Segura’s elderly parents live in a village in Veracruz, Mexico, far from the staging area set up Friday as police and firefighters searched the Fox River and surrounding area for the 52-year-old man missing for more than six weeks.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
That includes hundreds of workers at the State Pier in New London, which serves as the on-shore staging area for Revolution Wind and a sister project, Sunrise Wind.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026
Ride shares and taxis will have a staging area in the parking lots at 10th Circle North near Charlotte Avenue.
—Melonee Hurt, Nashville Tennessean, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Staging area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staging%20area. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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