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What to Know Satellite imagery posted on social media shows three C-17 cargo planes and 11 KC-135 refueling tankers deployed to Diego Garcia in the past 48 hours, reinforcing its role as a U.S. staging ground.—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025 The trial became a staging ground for an effort that would permeate his presidential campaign and first weeks in office: vilification of judges who cross Mr. Trump.—Graham Kates, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2025 Aiding the Russian war machine Under Lukashenko, Belarus has served as a staging ground for Russian military operations, including its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.—Tatsiana Kulakevich, The Conversation, 23 Jan. 2025 For months, ports of entry, like the one between Laredo and Nuevo Laredo, have been a staging ground for his administration’s dismantling of the U.S. asylum system.—Emily Gogolak, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2018 See All Example Sentences for staging ground
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