in stages
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A reduced lockup period for SpaceX’s earlier investors, meanwhile, allows them to exit, in stages, as early as the end of the second quarter.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Although researchers still do not fully understand what causes the disease, scientists have known for years that it gradually spreads through the brain in stages.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
It would begin not in stages but at scale to match the emergency, with the capacity to grow if displacement gets worse.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
What starts as a parasite quickly turns into something far more lethal, emerging in stages the crew can’t anticipate — including one of the most famous and shocking scenes in movie history.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
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
