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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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Under mounting pressure, ethical missteps occurred.
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Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
With the correct reaction, even a misstep can become a good branding opportunity and a way to reach out to a new demographic.
—Zaheer Dodhia, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
That professed confidence in each’s own instincts and indifference to most dissident opinions is how both led the country and made some pretty colossal missteps.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
However, Israel's current tactic of preemptive self-defense has faced criticism from some who view it as a strategic misstep.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
With the correct reaction, even a misstep can become a good branding opportunity and a way to reach out to a new demographic.
—Zaheer Dodhia, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
That professed confidence in each’s own instincts and indifference to most dissident opinions is how both led the country and made some pretty colossal missteps.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
However, Israel's current tactic of preemptive self-defense has faced criticism from some who view it as a strategic misstep.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Misstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misstep. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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misstep
noun
mis·step
(ˈ)mis-ˈstep 
1
: a wrong step
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