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step down

[step-daun] / ˈstɛpˌdaʊn /


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Rivian currently sells only the performance version of the R2, priced at $57,990, still expensive for many Americans but a step down from the company’s typical prices of around $77,000.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Muratov himself had to formally step down from the post two years later after being declared a foreign agent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

In the end he agreed to step down and went into exile Equatorial Guinea.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Nonetheless, Bass and Raman joined others in calling for Wasserman to step down.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

Moving from one Brooklyn or Staten Island neighborhood to another was fine, but unless you had children to think about, even the homeless saw it as a step down to leave Manhattan.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris


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