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By revealing how complex alien atmospheres can be understood from faint changes in light, this new approach could help scientists take another step toward answering that question.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Another surprise is the UK being taken off the bond markets' naughty step, and instead being named model pupil by the IMF.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

“After a four-month run of modestly positive progress on demand, supply and prices, many of Canada’s housing markets took a step back in September,” said Shaun Cathcart, CREA’s senior economist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Rojas, 37, has a player development role lined up, the first step in a post-playing career that he hopes eventually will land him in a manager’s seat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Harry took a step to follow as well but then stopped, her hands coming to her abdomen at the same time as a funny look crossed her face.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Management’s response has been a series of small and often contradictory steps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

"In China, I understood that to arrive at a more positional game, you could have different steps beforehand," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Production on ‘The Batman Part II’ has been temporarily paused while filmmaker Matt Reeves steps away for personal reasons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Here is a breakdown of some hard questions the investor should ask, and other steps he should take while considering a very risky move.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Ruby greets him, and he steps aside to let us in.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

She stepped up to the mic and answered, “When I moved to China.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

She succeeded Karoline Leavitt, a loyal Trump supporter and often combative spokesperson, who stepped down in August to care for her young children.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

When 300-year-old cannons at St Michael's Mount in Cornwall needed to be restored, the Royal Navy stepped in.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Mike Snyder, vice president of energy and charging, stepped down from his role, according to people familiar with the move.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

And it was at that moment, as I stepped into the alley, that I knew what it was I was looking for.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

This teen has a head start on your job—on every job—thanks to all the people stepping forward to let him observe how they work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Caruso described Netflix and company Chief Executive Ted Sarandos as “incredible stewards” of the theater, adding that Sarandos was “very much a gentleman” in having the discussion about Paramount stepping in at the theater.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

“For the property-management industry, this means our focus should shift toward creating communities that provide stability and well-being, rather than just acting as a stepping stone to a mortgage.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

He was taught to read by an adult education project - and he proudly shows the copy of JK Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone that has become his own stepping stone to literacy.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

“It means he’s stepping up his pace. Now he’s courting the whole family,” Dad remarked.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck