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staging area

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Definition of staging area

as in staging ground

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Recent Examples of staging area The technician secured the victim in a rescue harness, and the pair were extracted to awaiting rescue personnel at the staging area. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 Summers said crews had set up a staging area for parents to reunite with their children at the site of the crash at Wilson Creek and Old Boston roads. — Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Aug. 2026 As in past years, the airport is the staging area for the Chicago Air & Water Show on Saturday and Sunday over Lake Michigan’s Chicago beaches near Lake Shore Drive. — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 The area is considered strategically significant for its proximity to the Taipei port and beaches in Taiwan that could serve as a valuable staging area for the Chinese military. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for staging area

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Compared with white people, Black people and other racial minorities have historically participated far less in clinical trials — the primary staging ground for exploring the efficacy and safety of drugs.

— Jerel Ezell, STAT, 1 May 2026
During a late afternoon this past October in Goodwood, England, at an airfield that was formerly a staging ground for the Royal Air force during World War II, a massive hangar was shrouded in mystery and redolent with a sense of anticipation.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2026

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And both need the metals to build the data centers that will power their AI buildouts.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Build a Command Deck With the Control Center The Control Center was a welcome addition to iOS 7 in 2013, but its implementation still feels more like a junk drawer than a command center.

— Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 20 Sep. 2026

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