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Their decision to relocate the company was a major misstep.
another misstep like that, and the company could go belly-up
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The United States’ recent foreign policy missteps and the perception of double standards in its divergent responses to the wars and human suffering in Ukraine and Gaza have damaged the country’s reputation.
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Roger W. Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2025
The Jayhawks, in the meantime, will hope to learn from their missteps down the stretch.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2025
That series of choices and missteps coupled with Easton’s actions that morning, experts told The Bee, could have made it all but impossible to prove beyond a reasonable doubt what happened in the predawn hours on Mariposa Drive.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
In Wood’s stories, people today come off as exceedingly fragile, one misstep away from violence.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Roger W. Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2025
The Jayhawks, in the meantime, will hope to learn from their missteps down the stretch.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2025
That series of choices and missteps coupled with Easton’s actions that morning, experts told The Bee, could have made it all but impossible to prove beyond a reasonable doubt what happened in the predawn hours on Mariposa Drive.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 26 Jan. 2025
In Wood’s stories, people today come off as exceedingly fragile, one misstep away from violence.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Misstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misstep. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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misstep
noun
mis·step
(ˈ)mis-ˈstep 
1
: a wrong step
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