set stage
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“Whether this could set stage for a dialogue with the U.S. is a separate issue,” he said.
From Washington Times • Dec. 9, 2022
Following the cursor, characters—who are animated so deceptively simply that they almost look 2D—can move from place to place, either on a set stage or via a black-and-white map, and sometimes engage in conversation.
From Slate • Dec. 9, 2020
Dubbed “The Blue Note,” the space had a piano, drum set, stage and bar.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2014
Metro's top art men, Cedric Gibbons and Jack Smith, personally did the $10,000 "set" stage: a pylon, backed by six Greek columns, and topped with a 5-ft. gilt plaster replica of Oscar.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Scarterfield cast a glance astern—the glance of a man who draws back the curtain from a set stage.
From Ravensdene Court by Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith)