in stages
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South Korea's defence minister said on Tuesday the military had "a range of necessary measures at our disposal, and we will implement them in stages" to respond to the DMZ incident, without providing further detail.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
The parks will be built and opened in stages, with construction expected to take several years, Macron's office said, without giving an opening date.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
An opening date for the parks - which will be built near Cergy-Pontoise - has not set by the Élysée Palace, but they will open in stages and construction is expected to take years.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
This is supposed to proceed in stages over six-to-12 months, as a Palestinian committee of technocrats and a new police force assume governing responsibility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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
