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Step by step, the lights begin to come on again in struggling towns and cities clear across America.
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John Hope Bryant, Time, 30 May 2025
Like a waterfall cascading down a series of rocky steps, this methodology progresses step by step through all the stages of development, with the previous stage being fully completed before the next one begins.
—Julius Černiauskas, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Just ask Meredith, whose life Simone appears to be rebooting step by step.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Celine was beginning her life, building step by step with football.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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John Hope Bryant, Time, 30 May 2025
Like a waterfall cascading down a series of rocky steps, this methodology progresses step by step through all the stages of development, with the previous stage being fully completed before the next one begins.
—Julius Černiauskas, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Just ask Meredith, whose life Simone appears to be rebooting step by step.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Celine was beginning her life, building step by step with football.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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“By step.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20step. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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