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Recent Examples of staging ground
For months, ports of entry, like the one between Laredo and Nuevo Laredo, have been a staging ground for his administration’s dismantling of the U.S. asylum system.
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Emily Gogolak, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2018
Both countries may also have security concerns if their territories become staging grounds for attacks on Israel, said Alhasan.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Musk put out a call for people to work with DOGE onlin, and turned the Washington, DC office of his company SpaceX into a staging ground for the entity while bringing in other major figures from Silicon Valley to assist in the effort.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2025
But the country is also a staging ground for competing Russian and Western interests, even more so since Russia invaded Ukraine and some Russians fled to Georgia to escape political repression.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
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Emily Gogolak, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2018
Both countries may also have security concerns if their territories become staging grounds for attacks on Israel, said Alhasan.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Musk put out a call for people to work with DOGE onlin, and turned the Washington, DC office of his company SpaceX into a staging ground for the entity while bringing in other major figures from Silicon Valley to assist in the effort.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 24 Jan. 2025
But the country is also a staging ground for competing Russian and Western interests, even more so since Russia invaded Ukraine and some Russians fled to Georgia to escape political repression.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for staging ground
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The center is for on-boarding classes and hands-on learning that includes staging areas for small and large stores, and food service on-premise for example at stadiums, schools and hospitals.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2025
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The island would give the U.S. a staging area for a potential invasion of the Japan mainland.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Feb. 2025
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“Staging ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staging%20ground. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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