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[stayj] / steɪdʒ /




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But the 74-year-old Tinubu kept his speech short, leaving the stage after only about 10 minutes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

And nobody has been more important during this magical stretch than their 28-year-old, left-handed setup man with a résumé full of disappointment on baseball’s biggest stage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

San Clemente often ran two-way star Jaxson Rex out of the Wildcat formation, letting the Brigham Young commit’s athleticism take center stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

During the equivalent stage of the audition process two decades ago, Superman actor Henry Cavill was widely thought to have also been in the running.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

This Concord coach is the famous Wild West stage, hauling mail and passengers over the plains and across deserts.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

The hunt for the next James Bond will reportedly reach its final stages this weekend as screen tests for the role will be held in London.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

"I have lived through all the stages of the occupation, and I will die here."

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

“And then there’s the question of how we should behave towards AI at various stages of apparent consciousness,” she added.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

“They wish, in those early stages, if they had maybe just known a little earlier, they would be in better shape.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

I knew I could set everything right, and I started to spin the final stages of my plan.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

The general losses in New York filtered through to Asia in the morning but some markets staged a comeback as the day progressed.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Mr. Compton also directs the production, which is staged on a two-tiered unit set depicting a barnacle-encrusted old pier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Credit-default swaps proliferated in the lead-up to the 2008 global financial crisis, then shrank in its aftermath and have since staged a comeback.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

The 1981 and 1982 Caesars Palace Grands Prix staged the climax of both world championships but did not find favour with the drivers.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

And according to Roman custom, he staged a triumphant parade in honor of the event.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby

But staging her to stand in front of one of the many animatronic butterflies that lined the stage in such a way that it looked like she had angel wings was … a choice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

It argued this was because of the charges against them of alleged financial crimes around staging the referendum.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

The hikers made it to Horse Camp, a popular staging area, but couldn’t find the trail and traveled down a steep, dry river canyon.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

There was no equivalent buyback “cliff” at the end of July, again suggesting this time round, staging a recovery may be more difficult.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

At first they thought of staging the concert in the small public park directly across the street from Constitution Hall.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman


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