in stages
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A little under two hours after the launch, the satellites separated from the rocket and were released into low-Earth orbit in stages.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
The current state pension age is 66 but this will increase in stages over the next two years until it reaches 67.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
For Vietnam, here’s when you will need to act: FTSE’s reclassification of the Vietnamese market will take place in stages.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026
The deal to buy Sapporo Real Estate will close in stages over three years, with the first tranche of a 51% stake expected to close next June, the companies said in a joint statement Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025
The handover can be plotted in stages, starting with a slow, dreamy triplet shuffle in jazz violinist Joe Venuti’s 1929 track ‘Apple Blossoms’, then in a more frantic version in his ‘Really Blue’ of 1930.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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