false step
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In retrospect, its uncompromising litmus tests and chilly demeanor were real weaknesses, creating a pervading fear that any false step could expel one from good graces, and that a return trip was always, always treacherous.
From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2026
It’s the poignant devastation of knowing one false step or bad decision could reshape your life that knocks us over.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2025
But in his mind, he was just one false step from going right back to prison.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2019
One false step can lead to a fall into a stream underneath.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2018
It’s worth looking at this false step before discussing Descartes’s influence in areas where he was more right than wrong.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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