stages

Example Sentences

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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

By separating aging into two major stages, early-life damage and later-life genetic activity, the researchers believe their framework could help guide future strategies aimed at disease prevention and healthier aging.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

“I wanted to really get into the process of the kitchen,” he explains, describing the project in stages: “The raw part, the fire, and then the plating.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

SpaceX, and the two big artificial-intelligence plays, Anthropic and OpenAI, are in various stages of polishing up their prospectuses and going public.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Across my table, Noah, Harper, and Ava were in various stages of leaving too.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows