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• The key is to stay one step ahead of chlorine’s harsh effects.
  — Holly Carter, People.com, 9 June 2025
• Above all, a Peppermayo girl wants to be a step ahead of the trends.
  — Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
• These help software companies find bugs and stay a step ahead of hackers.
  — Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2021
• Readers love to try and guess what’s coming next, so the author’s job is to stay one step ahead of them.
  — Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2024
• Others weave through silent cities to stay a step ahead of the Moisture Thieves.
  — Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2022
• Iago, like Benedick, is a trickster only half a step ahead of his own conceit.
  — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
• Mitch has become a master at staying one step ahead of his adversaries, but this time there’s nowhere to hide.
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 22 Sep. 2023
• If there was something new on the horizon in the beauty field, Leonard was always one step ahead of the crowd.
  — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
• Pick up a bottle and be a step ahead of the game with Blu Atlas Atlantis.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 May 2022
• Credit the strategy for staying a step ahead of the fast, big-play Bucs defense.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2022
• Gilmore is usually a step ahead of the play, taking his body to where the ball is going, rather than reacting.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 11 Aug. 2022
• Protect your privacy, defend your accounts, and stay one step ahead of the scammers.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
• Over the weekend, Seattle was constantly a step ahead of the Rangers.
  — Dallas News, 17 July 2022
• The offense began at their 35-yard-line and was usually a step ahead of the defense.
  — Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
• His third came at the first-quarter buzzer from a step ahead of the halfcourt line, cutting the Pistons' deficit to six.
  — Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2022
• Now, David must master these skills while staying one step ahead of government forces ready to exploit them.
  — Alex Galbraith, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2024
• Thompson reads this play incredibly and is one step ahead of Suzuki the entire way.
  — Jesse Granger, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
• Once Marienne's out of danger, Joe reveals that he's been a step ahead of Love the whole time.
  — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2021
• Bradley is often one step ahead of both the Four Horsemen and the authorities.
  — Caroline Blair, People.com, 2 May 2025
• While tangible progress won't be known until the season starts this fall, Stoops knows one area where the unit is a step ahead of last season.
  — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 6 Mar. 2023
• Moretti's aware of Ariel's intellect and always wants to be one step ahead of her, making for an enthralling game of cat and mouse.
  — Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
• Apple is also keeping the Pro's camera system a step ahead of the standard iPhone.
  — Andrew Cunningham & Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2023
• This play-by-play information allowed the Proud Boys to be one step ahead of law enforcement.
  — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
• Samsung, the world’s top selling smartphone brand, is one step ahead of Apple and already makes a lot of its phones in India.
  — Diksha Madhok, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
• That’s because Kingsbury, again being alert and a step ahead of things, didn’t give Whipple the time or the reason to panic.
  — Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2021
• Now Judith and Debbie are on the run, aiming to stay one step ahead of a mysterious enemy.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
• Meanwhile, the Royals have added a contact bat to an offense that has been just a step ahead of the Pirates at the bottom of the league in runs scored.
  — Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025
• In the resulting arms race, the AI writing tools will always be one step ahead of the tools to detect AI text.
  — John Villasenor, Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2023
• This rivalry often has the Dodgers a step ahead of San Diego, though, including in the division again this year.
  — Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
• Turner, in the shotgun, saw Kevens Clercius a step ahead of his defender on the left sideline and delivered a perfect throw.
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2022