in stages
Example Sentences
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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
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
Recovery is expected in stages over the coming weeks and months.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026
Everybody else left in stages over the next two days.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
