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Recent Examples of staging ground
Belarus was a staging ground for Moscow’s attack, and Mr. Lukashenko remains an ardent ally of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.
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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
Aiding the Russian war machine Under Lukashenko, Belarus has served as a staging ground for Russian military operations, including its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
—Tatsiana Kulakevich, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2025
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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
Aiding the Russian war machine Under Lukashenko, Belarus has served as a staging ground for Russian military operations, including its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
—Tatsiana Kulakevich, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for staging ground
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Speaking in the world's largest Arctic Circle city of Murmansk, home to a Russian naval fleet, Putin told a forum last week that the region could be a staging area for war.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Apr. 2025
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Today the Miracle Mile has become a staging area for popular events, and a spot where cars that used to zoom past with the doors locked on Rockford’s State Street now turn into busy parking lots to patronize the merchants.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Staging ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staging%20ground. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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