first stage
Example Sentences
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The first stage will focus on safety, not on proving that the treatment improves vision or stops AMD progression.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
Investors often underestimate that transition — because the first stage feels tradable.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
The first stage of the expansion aimed to build space for the 40 Boeing 737s Copa already bought that "are being delivered."
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
According to Trish, who is from Belfast, surviving treatment is just the first stage in a recovery programme which, for many, can take years.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Their business is the first stage in the production of a hamburger.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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