staging ground

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Recent Examples of staging ground Support is defined by the 200-day moving average, near $112, which served as the staging ground for this rally. Katie Stockton, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2024 Belarus was a staging ground for Moscow’s attack, and Mr. Lukashenko remains an ardent ally of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. Nataliya Vasilyeva, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025 What to Know Satellite imagery posted on social media shows three C-17 cargo planes and 11 KC-135 refueling tankers deployed to Diego Garcia in the past 48 hours, reinforcing its role as a U.S. staging ground. Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025 The trial became a staging ground for an effort that would permeate his presidential campaign and first weeks in office: vilification of judges who cross Mr. Trump. Graham Kates, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for staging ground
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staging area
Noun
  • Construction staging areas will also restrict some shoreline and parking space.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
  • For safety purposes, the closed section will serve as a staging area for equipment and construction vehicles, while the rest of the loop will remain open for public use.
    Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2025

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“Staging ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staging%20ground. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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