footstep
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The duo went 1-2 in the 200, with Coleman beating his older teammate for the first time, edging him by a footstep, 21.01 to 21.27.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2023
“Hopefully, people will follow in the footstep of my brother Hazzaa and my footsteps,” al-Neyadi said, the flags for the UAE and its space center hanging behind him.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
The thick deep pile carpet that has been laid on these ancient stones has seen to that - it muffles every footstep.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2022
The walls heave with weird, “Repulsion”-like plaster bulges; the pipes clang; the upstairs neighbor — is there an upstairs neighbor? — treads so heavily that the light fixture sways with every footstep.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2021
Every bump and footstep made her jolt, and she’d managed to swipe a few pins from Philippa’s sewing basket when she wasn’t looking.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
Asco was a fecund ecosystem, as is the close-knit community of contemporary artists following in its footsteps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The term once referred to children of A-listers following their parents footsteps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Seaver added that he had followed in his father Larry's footsteps in becoming Parton's head of security, a post he held for more than 20 years.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
He heard their footsteps as they ran down a walkway behind the house, past the tall windmill in their backyard.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
I don’t hear his footsteps on the gravel.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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