step-by-step

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In recent decades, so-called scrum teams—cross-functional groups focused on deploying and iterating quickly—have replaced a slower, step-by-step engineering methodology known as “waterfall.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

You can take a virtual tour of the five rooms of the Biocontainment Unit and its step-by-step process of managing extra-infectious patients.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

The spokesperson also shared a statement noting that importers and brokers can visit CBP’s website for resources and step-by-step guidance.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

Ministers and the officials working on the minutiae of the negotiations are hopeful there can be a step-by-step ratcheting up of dividends associated with a closer, warmer relationship.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

Projecting slides on the courtroom’s wood-paneled wall, he discussed each charge, illustrating step-by-step how the defendants had committed theft and espionage.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin