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Their decision to relocate the company was a major misstep.
another misstep like that, and the company could go belly-up
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Morrissey and her law partner Jason J. Lewis joined the case last year after the first team of prosecutors was forced to step down due to missteps, including trying to charge Baldwin on a penalty enhancement that wasn’t in effect at the time of the tragedy.
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
Thankfully, the Doctor is on hand to revert his companion’s misstep and brings the butterfly back to life, thus restoring his companion to her original human form.
—Cameron K McEwan, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
Thankfully, the Doctor is on hand to revert his companion’s misstep and brings the butterfly back to life, thus restoring his companion to her original human form.
—Cameron K McEwan, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for misstep
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“Misstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misstep. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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misstep
noun
mis·step
(ˈ)mis-ˈstep 
1
: a wrong step
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