en·clave

/?en?klāv,??NG?klāv/

noun

noun: enclave; plural noun: enclaves

a portion of territory within or surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct.

"they gave troops a week to leave the coastal enclave"

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stagger

arrange (events, payments, hours, etc.) so that they do not occur at the same time; spread over a period of time.

"meetings are staggered throughout the day"

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take a page from

: to do the same thing that someone else has done. You may want to borrow/take a page from her and study harder for your finals.

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