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Step by step, Granddad climbed up seven flights of stairs and knocked on her door.
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Shuang Xuetao, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
There were rows and rows and rows of the electronic voting machines and technicians who stood at each machine, spent 30 minutes, sometimes even longer depending on the ballot that's going to be used for that particular machine, and went through it step by step.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 June 2024
It is located not in any individual character or deed but in the way the story is concocted, in its relentless commitment to how real problems actually unfold, step by step.
—Nan Z. Da, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2024
This means even just keeping roads maintained is a constant challenge, and accomplishing a major project like Vision Zero requires collaboration, and an understanding that progress will be step by step.
—Nadia Scharf, The Indianapolis Star, 10 June 2024
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Shuang Xuetao, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
There were rows and rows and rows of the electronic voting machines and technicians who stood at each machine, spent 30 minutes, sometimes even longer depending on the ballot that's going to be used for that particular machine, and went through it step by step.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 June 2024
It is located not in any individual character or deed but in the way the story is concocted, in its relentless commitment to how real problems actually unfold, step by step.
—Nan Z. Da, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2024
This means even just keeping roads maintained is a constant challenge, and accomplishing a major project like Vision Zero requires collaboration, and an understanding that progress will be step by step.
—Nadia Scharf, The Indianapolis Star, 10 June 2024
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“By step.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20step. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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