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[stag-er] / ˈstæg ər /




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“I would encourage people to keep planting more shade trees. Stagger their planting, space out the plantings. If you have a small yard, a single large tree is all you really have room for.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 25, 2021

Stagger sideways, go down, like a character on TV having a heart attack?

From Salon • Sep. 25, 2021

Stagger your planting schedule so you can eat through the whole season, each season.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2021

Lloyd Price, best known as the early rock 'n roll icon behind hits like "Lawdy Miss Clawdy," "Personality" and the semi-forbidden "Stagger Lee," is dead at age 88.

From Fox News • May 9, 2021

When the University opened, in 1786, the Emperor's professors, Stagger and Leplat, were driven away by the students, who themselves soon abandoned the establishment.

From The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe by Cunningham, Francis A. (Francis Aloysius)




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