Thesaurus results for STAGE-MANAGING

stage-managing

verb

present participle of stage-manage

as in protecting

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Utilities are emerging as a key broker – designing agreements that power data centers while protecting ratepayers.

— Melody Birmingham, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Experts say protecting Indigenous land is one of the most effective ways to curb deforestation in the Amazon, the world’s largest rainforest and a key regulator of global climate.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

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C-suite leaders become responsible not for micromanaging every individual decision, but for architecting and monitoring how well the overall AI system performs over time.

— Ali Hoss, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
The document itself is an odd grab-bag of micromanaging grant processes, assertion of presidential power, and airing of cultural grievances.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026

Definition of micromanaging

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This involves proactively clarifying daily goals, establishing clear communication boundaries, safeguarding time for demanding work, and evaluating results over mere activity.

— Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
This latest development marks the culmination of a year of attempts at safeguarding the LuisaViaRoma business.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 July 2026

Definition of safeguarding

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At trainings—held online, and in kitchens, basements, and alleyways—people were taught what to do if they were denied an acta, and how to handle the militares guarding the premises.

— Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
There is a scene where a couple of the characters who were guarding the portal had embroidery in their shoes.

— Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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Photos from the excursion show Wells hanging out with what seem to be all-White friends, leading some to evoke harsh feelings about Mississippi’s fraught racial history and speculate about whether race played a role in his death.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Even if Kylian Mbappe clinched the Golden Boot in the third-place play-off against England and surpassed him as the World Cup’s all-time leading scorer, many of the other all-time records in this competition belong to Messi.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 20 July 2026

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