stepping up
Example Sentences
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But when longtime host Padma Lakshmi stepped down, Kish received an unexpected opportunity to return to the culinary competition by stepping up as its new host, a role she assumed in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
“I think it’s exciting how the new generation is stepping up across the party.”
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
Many countries in the Asia-Pacific region were indeed stepping up, Hegseth said, using South Korea as a particular example.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
Ukraine has also been stepping up its own attacks on Russia.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Not only was he a kind and considerate boyfriend to Hazel, but whenever Piper saw him wearing Jason’s old praetor’s badge she felt grateful to him for stepping up and accepting that job.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
