staggered

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Rather, the tax is deferred until those funds are withdrawn, which allows more staggered drawdowns to help minimize taxes.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

They staggered their last days and made a rolling drama out of it for weeks.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Staff were offered a staggered 10% pay rise over three years with a 3.5% bump in the first year, following by 3.25% in the two years after.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

In Chicago, spinach goes into the ground in staggered rows, insurance against frost.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

With the dogs falling, Mercedes weeping and riding, Hal swearing innocuously, and Charles’s eyes wistfully watering, they staggered into John Thornton’s camp at the mouth of White River.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London