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step

[step] / stɛp /


NOUN
one level of stairs
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Step off the 7 train, and languages quickly shift from Nepali and Bengali to Spanish and Tagalog as you walk between blocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Christa Miller, who plays consummate mother and opinionated neighbor Liz on “Shrinking,” has one piece of advice for parental dressing: Step away from the athleisure.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

"This is a new and important therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease," says senior author Stuart Lipton, the Step Family Foundation Endowed Chair at Scripps Research and a clinical neurologist.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Fernandez argued that the weak evidence of his guilt constituted one of the “extraordinary and compelling reasons” that merits compassionate release under the First Step Act.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

A chorus of oohs and aahs rose as Mapper, Two Step, and Sabeen pulled open their folders.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older




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