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step

[step] / stɛp /


NOUN
one level of stairs
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“I’m proud to have done it, and would do it again, because it helped create a better bill. One step of many along the way,” he wrote on X.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

Every step had to be performed under strictly oxygen-free conditions because oxygen can permanently damage nitrogenase metallocofactors.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2026

I am learning from this experience and will carry those lessons with me, including remembering that there is more to life than racing and knowing when it is right to step away.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

In a statement, Meta said the glasses provided "critical new technology for people who are low-sighted or hard of hearing and limiting how people can use this technology would be a major step backwards".

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

I set down a kick drum and step onto the wide, flat wooden stage that is about the height of a crate.

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

Yet he also seemed reluctant to take the necessary steps.

From MarketWatch Sep. 19, 2026

In December 2024, when Xi arrived in Macau for the 25th anniversary of the territory’s return to Chinese rule, footage showed him clutching Peng’s hand on the airplane steps.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Hyrox co-founder Moritz Fürste posted a statement Sunday on Instagram apologizing for “the recent events in China” and indicating that the competition has taken unspecified steps to prevent another such occurrence.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

Standard electron microscopy commonly involves chemically fixing and dehydrating tissue, steps that can alter the structures scientists are trying to observe.

From Science Daily Sep. 17, 2026

Only steps from my grandparents’ picnic table, it was duck-hunting Ethan of my failed first-ever date, wearing basketball shorts and a shirt that read Chickasaw Pride.

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

As leading insurers have retreated from California, one carrier has stepped in to fill the gap.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2026

Jesus has replaced Roberto Martinez, who stepped down as Portugal coach after their World Cup exit.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

Hayden shared examples of how the personal-shopping service has stepped up.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Abbott has stepped into the void, at times running more aggressively against Talarico than his own opponent, Austin state Rep. Gina Hinojosa.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2026

We had grown used to the commotion of the trains passing right through our neighborhood, stepped aside to let the railcars pass, let them clatter and whistle through our dreams.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Side-eyeing the people responsible for the problem while dutifully stepping out of their way solves that tricky equation.

From Salon Sep. 20, 2026

Howard Buffett is stepping into his new role as Berkshire Hathaway chairman, succeeding his father Warren Buffett.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

Some states are stepping in to address the issue.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

Matan Segal directed Kick It Out Israel, an anti-discrimination initiative with similar aims but no link to the English organisation of the same name, for almost four years before stepping down a few months ago.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

The kids in front of him kept stepping up to the rock, then into the cave.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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