staging post

noun

1. a place where a journey is usually broken, esp a stopover on a flight

Example Sentences

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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Moscow clearly sees Libya as both a springboard for projecting its global reach in the Mediterranean and also as a staging post for its mercenary activities further south in Sudan and the Sahel.

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