"set the stage" meaning in English

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          "text": "Pardew was a member of the Palace side that lost in a replay to United at Wembley in 1990 and was in charge of West Ham when they were hit by Steven Gerrard's famous late equaliser in Cardiff that set the stage for Liverpool to beat the Hammers on penalties after a 3-3 draw.",
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          "text": "White House policies—on taxing and spending, trade and regulation—will set the stage for recovery.",
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        "(idiomatic) To prepare; to establish the basis or required conditions."
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          "text": "There is clearly more to the quote than what you've cited here. Otherwise, how would you be able to claim it has anything to do with Pesach in the first place? Obviously there's something that comes before what you've quoted, which sets the stage.",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "grease the wheels"
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      "word": "pave the way"
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