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Almost all the world’s coca, the raw material for the drug, is produced in three Latin American countries—Bolivia, Colombia, and Peru—and virtually every other country in the region is a staging ground for smuggling and, increasingly, is a consumer market in its own right.—Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025 Belarus has allowed Moscow to use its territory as a staging ground for the invasion of Ukraine, and later allowed the deployment of Russian tactical nuclear missiles on its soil.—CBS News, 27 Nov. 2025 That inescapable utilitarian essence is precisely the quality that makes the medium uniquely attractive as a staging ground for generative AI.—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2025 And Sacramento became a supply hub and staging ground for gold-seekers.—Andre Byik, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for staging ground
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