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But paddle-shift down to 3rd gear and step on the gas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

I’m trying to step on the gas, not on someone’s dog.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2025

Still, it wasn’t until the second half of the season Ohtani truly started to step on the gas.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2024

Then he would find a speed bump in the road and step on the gas, allowing his son to feel the same lurch in his belly.

From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2022

Mrs. Olinski said, "I don't exactly step on the gas."

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg




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