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two-step

[too-step] / ˈtuˌstɛp /


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Experiments showed that the two-step control system dramatically improved the robot's performance.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

He got a two-step lead on rookie corner Collin Wright on a long pass from Lance, yet couldn’t cash in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Their plan was evolving into a delicate, two-step maneuver.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

You are doing a square dance with your children and the two-step with Uncle Sam.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 19, 2026

The twitch turned into a wrench when Clarence raised his voice to declare the next one was two-step and Derrick handed his drum to Tree.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

She two-stepped, line danced and dramatically collapsed to the floor - the set was jam-packed.

From BBC ● May 24, 2026

He has slowly and patiently two-stepped his way to everything he ever wanted.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2025

Spanish and country music boomed through speakers as students two-stepped across the governor’s back patio.

From Washington Times ● May 28, 2022

Twosomes into lucky numbers and palindromes two-stepped it to the Old Orange County Courthouse to be wed on 2-22-22.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2022

Magdalys laughed as Two Step hugged her and then two-stepped past to the ptero.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

The ruling could leave two-stepping firms caught between the conflicting demands of bankruptcy courts and the appeals courts that are likely to hear more challenges to the tactic.

From Reuters ● Feb. 2, 2023

When the newlyweds and a smaller group went two-stepping at a bar after the reception, the favors also caught the attention of onlookers.

From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2022

Much like the two-stepping Vivian, the new Viv is at a crossroads, stuck somewhere between identities.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2022

"I can't fool myself, I don't want nobody else to ever love me," Luther sang, my dad two-stepping and spinning between the sink and stove.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2021

Then Gray took his arm and led him across to where the attempt at two-stepping had broken up in laughing disorder.

From The Power and the Glory by Arthur Ignatius Keller




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