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

“I wanted to really get into the process of the kitchen,” he explains, describing the project in stages: “The raw part, the fire, and then the plating.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 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

He draws them in stages from the outside in.

From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine