step forward
phrasal verb
stepped forward; stepping forward; steps forward
: to give or offer help, information, etc.
A witness stepped forward to identify the robber.
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Bayraktar Kızılelma The Bayraktar Kızılelma represents a major step forward for Turkey’s defense industry and for loyal-wingman technology worldwide.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
People are taking the smallest of steps forward not knowing how many others are up ahead.
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But after company properties were auctioned off, no buyer stepped forward to continue operations at the facility.
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Incat’s chairman Robert Clifford framed the move as not an incremental step forward, but an intentional leap toward what large commercial vessels could be in the future.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
People are taking the smallest of steps forward not knowing how many others are up ahead.
—Angela Pelster, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
But after company properties were auctioned off, no buyer stepped forward to continue operations at the facility.
—Nina Burns, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Incat’s chairman Robert Clifford framed the move as not an incremental step forward, but an intentional leap toward what large commercial vessels could be in the future.
—New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Step forward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/step%20forward. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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