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
The march continued, slowing to a stagger, then a crawl.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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Vocabulary lists containing stagger
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
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An Excerpt from "The Underground Railroad" by Colson Whitehead
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