stagger
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Broucke attempted versions with an 18 and 13-minute stagger, but the creative team found that in those increments the scenes didn’t flow as naturally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 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
Nations reel and stagger on their way; they make hideous mistakes; they commit frightful wrongs; they do great and beautiful things.
From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2025
Her jacket was smeared in grime and monster dust, but she managed to get to her feet and stagger off.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
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
It’s hard to write succinctly about work that staggers in so many directions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2023
Prince Dain drops my hand, and I shove it into my pocket, the pain of which nearly staggers me.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
Laddering simply means buying CDs with staggered maturity dates — for example, one that matures in six months, another in a year, and another later still.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 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
Those agencies are often structured as multimember commissions with staggered, time-limited terms.
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026
Nelson expressed frustration after public health minister Sharon Hodgson defended the staggered launch, saying: "I cannot believe we are still debating this."
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
It staggered me how many rooms there were.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
That staggering leap in productivity didn’t yield a 99% unemployment rate—it freed labor to build everything else.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
AC Milan and Kaka's heads were turned by City's staggering £108m offer, which would have been more than double the world record transfer at the time.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Last weekend, lifeguards in Los Angeles County performed a record 1,950 ocean rescues -- numbers that lifeguard captain Pono Barnes called "staggering."
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Today, it appears the singer is enjoying a much smoother ride, financially, with estimates placing her net worth at a staggering $360 million.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Then he hooked Bull’s arm around his neck and together they rose, and began staggering toward home.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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