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Several large parcels owned by the CTA — formerly staging grounds for the Red and Purple Line reconstruction — are now vacant.—Patricia Sharkey, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025 Or the Outer Space Treaty could break down and the moon could become a heavily militarized zone—even a staging ground for nuclear weapons.—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 10 Aug. 2025 The Miccosukee Tribe was in loose talks to purchase the property and conserve it, and the state of Florida was interested in snapping up the land to use as a staging ground for hurricane supplies while agreeing to halt any future development on the rest of the site.—Alex Harris
july 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025 Here’s a look at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar:
Al Udeid hosts thousands of service members
The base hosts thousands of U.S. service members and served as a major staging ground for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.—Meg Kinnard, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for staging ground
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