stagger
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He would stagger payments, making headway on one card by paying just over the minimum one month, then doing the same on a different card the next.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
Brown managed to stagger out of Buck’s apartment to a nearby gas station, where he called 911.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
Asian investors battled Wednesday to kickstart a recovery in equities following the latest stagger across world markets that has been caused by worries over an AI-fuelled bubble and uncertainty over US interest rates.
From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025
Somewhere half past exhaustion, we stagger back to Café Iruña.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
But I saw Favell stagger and fall against the arm of the sofa, and down on to the floor.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
As an “inflorescence” — a plant structure containing hundreds of male and female flowers at the base — the plant usually staggers its bloom to avoid self-pollination.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The Monkey King frees six puppet horses, who rise above the stage on long poles; he staggers out of the furnace with glowing red eyes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
Still in her wedding dress, she staggers out to the street shrieking, “Is everybody gay???”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2023
A middle-aged man staggers into the bar and dances and sings along to a song in the Kikuyu language before slumping on one of the benches to join his friends.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2023
The band staggers through a song and the cheerleaders bounce.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
The warning signs became even clearer in the second when a left uppercut staggered Benn.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The staggered release schedule is likely a result of supply-chain constraints, according to David Naranjo, associate director at Counterpoint Research.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
He creates a buffer ETF ladder with staggered reset dates and maturities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
One source claimed that the invitees’ arrival times were staggered such that there were A, B, C, and D lists.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
Anya dragged Ivan after her to where Håkon staggered away on the road.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Justin Sun says he is suing top actress Jing Tian to recover a staggering marriage fee after their romance fizzled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
"There's 40 trillion reasons why I would agree with a fiscal conservative," Osborn said, referring to the staggering US national debt, which recently passed the $40 trillion mark.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The final sale price represents a staggering $5.3 million discount from the $10.95 million Behar originally sought when she first put the historic home on the market in late 2024.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Whichever way you add it up, their summer represents a staggering, record-breaking period of player trading in European football.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
A staggering 250,000 patients came through the ED every year.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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