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staging ground

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as in staging area

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Recent Examples of staging ground 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 Since then, libertarian-minded organizations have sometimes used islands as staging grounds for real-world political projects. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 14 Apr. 2026 In September last year, Scotland secured a 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over Belarus at Zalaegerszeg near the Austrian and Slovenian borders, after a ruling by UEFA over the role of Belarus as a staging ground for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. — Reuters, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026 Many support a deal that would neither allow Syria to be used as a staging ground for attacks against Israel nor endorse Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for staging ground

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staging area

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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

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