staging ground

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Recent Examples of staging ground Here’s a look at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar: Al Udeid hosts thousands of service members The base hosts thousands of U.S. service members and served as a major staging ground for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Meg Kinnard, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025 Here’s a look at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar: The sprawling facility hosts thousands of U.S. service members and served as a major staging ground for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 June 2025 Al-Udeid Air Base, a sprawling facility that hosts the forward headquarters of the U.S. military’s Central Command, was a major staging ground during the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025 What these shows all shared was a sense of the hearth as the staging ground for mild pranks and cute, low-stakes antics. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 1 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for staging ground
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staging area
Noun
  • The strike force waited in armored vehicles at a staging area in Kenscoff, where a once peaceful region has been under gang attacks since the beginning of the year.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The Chicago operation could involve as many as 200 Department of Homeland Security officials, armored vehicles, and the use of a naval base outside the city as a staging area.
    Terry Collins, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025

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