staging ground

noun

: a place where something is planned or initiated

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Initially, Ukraine asserted its right to target Russian military transport planes in the border area, which had been a staging ground for the 2022 invasion and was used to mount attacks after that. Cassandra Vinograd, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025 New renderings of the interiors, done by Greco Deco (a design firm that also did the Ned in London), show something that shares a design sensibility with Gelman’s store and her former upstate compound, which itself was a staging ground for much of what sold in the shop — but somehow more. Kim Velsey, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024 If policymakers in Beijing and Washington insist on seeing Latin America as the staging ground of a new cold war, history could repeat. Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2023 Russia has received military support from close neighbor Belarus, which allowed Russian troops to use its border with Ukraine as a staging ground for its initial invasion, as well as North Korea. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for staging ground 

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of staging ground was in 1970

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“Staging ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staging%20ground. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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