in stages
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The solution is to plot your move in stages.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
With restrictions lifting in late July that will allow company insiders to finally sell their shares in stages, market pressure may continue.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
"Instead, this suggests the stone was likely moved in stages, potentially combining overland hauling with river or coastal transport where possible."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 9, 2026
Instead of having to cut it all at once, it is easing back output in stages, hoping to avoid the more costly step of shutting fields and later spending weeks or months bringing them back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Not surprisingly, it took years to solve the riddle of the orbit of Mars, with Kepler moving in stages away from the idea of a perfectly circular orbit centred on the Sun.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
