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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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Many of those missteps actually created the problems that the planners are now trying to remedy.
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Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Even by the standards of long-shot campaigns, this one has made some baffling missteps.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
To navigate this critical juncture, AI innovators must learn from crypto's missteps in communication and public engagement to build trust and ensure responsible innovation.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
What led to plea deals The latest, and most substantial twist, came as the result of a prosecutorial misstep during testimony last week.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Even by the standards of long-shot campaigns, this one has made some baffling missteps.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
To navigate this critical juncture, AI innovators must learn from crypto's missteps in communication and public engagement to build trust and ensure responsible innovation.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
What led to plea deals The latest, and most substantial twist, came as the result of a prosecutorial misstep during testimony last week.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Misstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/misstep. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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misstep
noun
mis·step
(ˈ)mis-ˈstep 
1
: a wrong step
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