stagger

Governments are planning to release their reserves to the market over several months to stagger the effect, officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026

They stagger their appliance use in the mornings, checking that a fan isn’t running at the same time as the coffeemaker.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025

Asian investors battled Wednesday to kickstart a recovery in equities following the latest stagger across world markets that has been caused by worries over an AI-fuelled bubble and uncertainty over US interest rates.

From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025

Nations reel and stagger on their way; they make hideous mistakes; they commit frightful wrongs; they do great and beautiful things.

From Salon ● Apr. 16, 2025

Like leashed zombies, a few hundred of us stagger toward the largest building on the site.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

With black smoke belching high into the sky, Lobga staggers some 90 seconds before collapsing in flames and a U.N. security guard rushes over blasting an extinguisher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Now such a line could draw attention, so the Alliance staggers appointments, according to Jose Sandoval, executive director of the Panorama City-based organization that provides education and services to Latino families.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2025

This is the blistering reality of summer for rescuers in Phoenix as America’s fifth-largest city staggers through one of its longest stretches ever of 110-degree days.

From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2023

Still in her wedding dress, she staggers out to the street shrieking, “Is everybody gay???”

From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2023

He staggers onward, and now it's his wife who helps him.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

Some corporate governance experts attribute the rebellion Noel Tata is facing to a staggered succession by his half-brother Ratan Tata, who died in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

I didn’t feel any affinity with the humanoid that smashed Bolt’s 100-meter record, but found the robot weightlifter that crumpled under a 15kg barbell and staggered into a table very relatable.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

Still, because the homes are staggered up a hillside, upward of 100 properties could gain a better lake view from the poisoned trees’ removal, according to the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

The warning signs became even clearer in the second when a left uppercut staggered Benn.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Master Gogolev staggered into the back nursery, bellowing like a giant from a fairy tale.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Hawaii’s Costcos were praised by a staggering number of readers, most of whom were out-of-staters who found the prices more reasonable than those at other retailers in the state.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

But it’s their palpable trust in one another that’s staggering.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

While about 10% of all the coins launched turned out to be outright scams, the figure for those endorsed by so-called celebrities was a staggering 45% to 48%.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

And if we have to pick a season, it must be his record-breaking 2024-25 campaign when the Egyptian produced a staggering 344 points.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

He looked up momentarily at his comrade from behind a staggering mountain of scrumptious food, and pointed to his leg, which was swathed in a hugely exaggerated bandage.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques