staging area
noun
: an area in which participants in a new especially military operation or mission are assembled and readied
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Responding officers found the device near the parade's staging area for participants.
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Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
David Fagan, the union’s financial secretary, said Local 150 became aware that the casino was allowing out-of-state contractors and workers to use their parking lot as a staging area.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
By Thursday, April 2, officials and rescue teams searched for hours near the Skyline Gate staging area, a gateway to trails in Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park, according to the website about Amy's disappearance.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
Detainees are also being held temporarily in staging areas, hospitals and holding sites.
—Eric Westervelt, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
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Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
David Fagan, the union’s financial secretary, said Local 150 became aware that the casino was allowing out-of-state contractors and workers to use their parking lot as a staging area.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
By Thursday, April 2, officials and rescue teams searched for hours near the Skyline Gate staging area, a gateway to trails in Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park, according to the website about Amy's disappearance.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
Detainees are also being held temporarily in staging areas, hospitals and holding sites.
—Eric Westervelt, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Staging area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staging%20area. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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