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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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For Orion, Sarah Smarsh writes about the hard work and missteps involved in clearing her property in Kansas.
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Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
In its summary of the case, the department also laid out corrective actions and missteps in the handling of the matter.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
The only misstep, so to speak, is the famous scene when the young dancers in Rose’s traveling troupe are replaced mid-dance by their older selves, a marker of the passage of time.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Trips or missteps that involve twisting can also cause harmful hyperextension and damage.
—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
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Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
In its summary of the case, the department also laid out corrective actions and missteps in the handling of the matter.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
The only misstep, so to speak, is the famous scene when the young dancers in Rose’s traveling troupe are replaced mid-dance by their older selves, a marker of the passage of time.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Trips or missteps that involve twisting can also cause harmful hyperextension and damage.
—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Misstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misstep. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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misstep
noun
mis·step
(ˈ)mis-ˈstep 
1
: a wrong step
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