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# stage

The stage that owns this relationship.

```
var stage: USDStage { get }
```

## Discussion

A relationship’s state and validity is connected to its stage. A
relationship becomes invalid when the lifetime of its stage ends. It can
also become invalid when the stage is modified.

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