staging post
Britishnoun
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Coming just four months before May's Holyrood election, it is expected to be a key staging post in the battle for votes.
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This win was long overdue but he is treating it as a staging post rather than the finish line.
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That fragile political peace is based on a universal assumption that this is all merely a staging post to inevitable recognition of a Palestinian state in just a few weeks.
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Farage has made gaining a foothold in town halls a key staging post ahead of the next UK general election, which is expected in 2029.
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The army will be hoping that reclaiming the Presidential Palace proves to be a staging post for a broader ultimate military victory.
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