1
: a ballroom dance in ²/₄ or ⁴/₄ time having a basic pattern of step-close-step
2
: a piece of music for the two-step
two-step
intransitive verb
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Specifically, the investor and fund manager wants to get more financial data and better clarity on the valuation of National Amusements, Inc. Skydance and its backers are putting $8 billion into a complex, two-step transaction to first take control of NAI and then merge with Paramount.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 12 July 2024
While some families may pass fortunes directly to next generations, inheritances can often be a two-step process — first going to the surviving spouse and then handed down by that spouse to the next generation.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 12 July 2024
Join 2 others in the comments View Comments The liquid would then enter the filtration system, a two-step apparatus that removes water from urine into a salt solution, with a pump then separating pure water from salt.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 12 July 2024
For a cryo facial at home, go with Dr. Jart’s two-step sheet mask that lowers your skin’s temperature by 10 degrees.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 9 July 2024
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 12 July 2024
While some families may pass fortunes directly to next generations, inheritances can often be a two-step process — first going to the surviving spouse and then handed down by that spouse to the next generation.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 12 July 2024
Join 2 others in the comments View Comments The liquid would then enter the filtration system, a two-step apparatus that removes water from urine into a salt solution, with a pump then separating pure water from salt.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 12 July 2024
For a cryo facial at home, go with Dr. Jart’s two-step sheet mask that lowers your skin’s temperature by 10 degrees.
—Claire Sullivan, WWD, 9 July 2024
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“Two-step.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/two-step. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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