misstep

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That represents a 8.7% annual increase at the midpoint, further suggesting that the weak start to the year might be a temporary misstep.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

There wasn’t one misstep or a single failure that led to the tragedy that will forever haunt Frank Perez.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Dresser wrote that Anthropic has made a “strategic misstep to not acquire enough compute,” adding that “the market is ours to win, let’s execute accordingly.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

The misstep means Apple will "likely be cautious about moving quickly into related areas such as smart glasses", said Wood.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Courtney is able to make the initial misstep of Cheryl Moody’s—going off with Brandon—fathomable.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove