first stage
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The company has caught the booster, dubbed Super Heavy, on three previous occasions, with the first stage descending vertically back to the launch site shortly after blastoff and nestling into mechanical "chopstick" arms.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
ABHD5 then binds to ATGL, an enzyme that participates in the first stage of breaking down triglycerides stored inside the cell.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
SpaceX shares fell 2.6% Wednesday to close at under $140, as the startup LandSpace landed the first stage of its Zhueque-3 rocket on a launchpad, a first for a Chinese company.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
The first stage of the PGA Tour’s postseason, the St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tenn., invites the top 70 players in the season-long standings—and Koepka wasn’t one of them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 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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