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step

[step] / stɛp /


NOUN
one level of stairs
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"This is a new and important therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease," says senior author Stuart Lipton, the Step Family Foundation Endowed Chair at Scripps Research and a clinical neurologist.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Fernandez argued that the weak evidence of his guilt constituted one of the “extraordinary and compelling reasons” that merits compassionate release under the First Step Act.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

Step into your local supermarket, and you may find that those ordinarily humble broccoli bunches or cauliflower heads now carry higher price tags.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Step in and ride to the 11th floor and the confusion clears.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

"Step aside, kids," he warned as he unchained the gate.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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