stage setting

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While you're at home watching the introductory videos known as postcards, dozens of people swarm the stage, setting the scene for whatever comes next.

From BBC • May 14, 2025

But it might not be too soon to dream about a share of the world soccer stage setting up in Seattle, five years hence.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2021

Others are built into the movie, like the suspiciously theatrical lighting that makes Jessie’s prison / room look like a stage setting, or the conscious artificiality of the whole story.

From The Verge • Sep. 26, 2017

Derek Jeter soaked up the adulation from fans and players during one more night on baseball's national stage, setting the tone for the AL with a pre-game speech and delivering two final All-Star hits.

From The Guardian • Jul. 16, 2014

The whole household seemed so reasonable, she had to keep reminding herself it was all a stage setting in some kind of elaborate dream.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen