staging post

noun

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Zelensky's warning will add to concerns that Putin's control of Lukashenko could see Belarus again used as a staging post for attacks on Ukraine, which would increase the risk to NATO's eastern border. Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025 The arguments will be the next major staging post in a case that shows no signs of being settled. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025 Along with Jarno Trulli and Rubens Barrichello, the Italian was one of a series of drivers for whom Jordan represented a significant staging post in their careers. Dan Cancian, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 Since then, the Donbas, which is made up of the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, has been used as a staging post for Russian attacks into Ukraine. Richard Engel, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025 For Spurs, for Newcastle, for Arsenal, for Chelsea, for all clubs with elevated aspirations, lifting the FA Cup would be a staging post en route to progress. George Caulkin, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025 Satellite imagery on Monday showed Russia had pulled Mediterranean Sea Task Force vessels from which for decades had given it a port on 's southern flank and a staging post for operations in the Black Sea and Africa. Brendan Cole, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024 When the Nationalist forces of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek first fled to Taiwan, Kinmen was fiercely defended as a vital staging post for eventually reclaiming China. Charlie Campbell / Taipei, TIME, 13 June 2024 There has been growing concerns that Belarus — a staunch backer of Moscow — could be used as a staging post to attack Ukraine from the north after increasing military activity in the country and fresh transfer of Russian troops there. Reuters, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of staging post was in 1911

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“Staging post.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staging%20post. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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