staging area

Example Sentences

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There was a contingency plan: Three smaller planes carrying specialized teams later made their way to the remote staging area.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Embassy staff hostages nearly 46 years ago—had failed dramatically after a series of mishaps, punctuated by a fiery crash at a desert staging area.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

In the early afternoon, the staging area — where engines were checking in — was overrun by fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2025

Protesters had gathered at Coast Guard Island, which was intended to be a staging area for immigration detention agents during a planned enforcement surge Saturday in the San Francisco Bay Area.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025

They closed up their suits and lumbered across the staging area to a large air-lock door.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston