footstep
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But he said the appointment was a "significant footstep towards a new society where the Irish language is treated with dignity and equality".
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2025
The duo went 1-2 in the 200, with Coleman beating his older teammate for the first time, edging him by a footstep, 21.01 to 21.27.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2023
“Hopefully, people will follow in the footstep of my brother Hazzaa and my footsteps,” al-Neyadi said, the flags for the UAE and its space center hanging behind him.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
“I don’t see myself doing nothing else. I’m almost there. Being a cadet gave me a footstep in the door.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2021
It would be a long trip, longer than any she had ever made, through territory that was strange and new to her, with the known hazard of the Fugitive Slave Law pacing her every footstep.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
Asco was a fecund ecosystem, as is the close-knit community of contemporary artists following in its footsteps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The term once referred to children of A-listers following their parents footsteps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Seaver added that he had followed in his father Larry's footsteps in becoming Parton's head of security, a post he held for more than 20 years.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
He heard their footsteps as they ran down a walkway behind the house, past the tall windmill in their backyard.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
We went on that way, with her crisp footsteps tip-tapping down the wooden sidewalk and my boots shuffling along after her, until we reached another intersection.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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