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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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Motivated by grave missteps in the pandemic, the WHO convened about 50 experts in virology, epidemiology, aerosol science, and bioengineering, among other specialties, who spent two years poring through the evidence on how airborne viruses and bacteria spread.
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Amy Maxmen | Kff Health News, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2024
Garland pointed to missteps that led to delays in confronting the shooter.
—ProPublica, 6 May 2024
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Amy Maxmen | Kff Health News, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2024
Garland pointed to missteps that led to delays in confronting the shooter.
—ProPublica, 6 May 2024
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“Misstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misstep. Accessed 12 May. 2024.
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misstep
noun
mis·step
(ˈ)mis-ˈstep 
1
: a wrong step
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