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Rubio took the symbolic step of meeting Quad foreign ministers in Washington within hours of being sworn in last year, and the four gathered again in Washington in July 2025.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

What I said in August: "Brighton are always pleasing on the eye and will not take a backwards step under Hurzeler. Another decent season awaits."

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Delivery Hero said earlier this month that its co-founder and CEO, Niklas Ostberg, would step down by March next year, but would lead dealmaking associated with a strategic review outlined in December last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

The key step happens before nitrate reaches the bloodstream.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

We were not allowed to step around them as the ranks were formed: often we stood in water up to our ankles, and at night the barracks reeked with rotting shoe leather.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom