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counterstep

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Definition of counterstep

as in doing

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Disheveled and brutish, Niaz is routinely greeted by his peers with wariness and surprise, his star faded by what is heavily suggested to be his own doing.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Fitting this into the Grand Cherokee’s engine bay took some doing.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of doing

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Can a healthy Dayo Odeyingbo combined with Austin Booker’s breakout potential move the pass rush to, how about 20th?

— Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Other experts say Kim Jong Un, 42, is still too young to designate his heir, a move that could diminish his absolute power.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of move

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The July hack by rogue OpenAI autonomous agents on open-source developer platform Hugging Face accelerated the shift and proved that the era of advanced AI hacks had arrived.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Research has shown that long hours, additional shifts, and overlapping work tasks can shorten a project’s timeline—but only to a point.

— Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of shift

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Potentially the final step before Aaron Judge returns to the majors is happening on Monday in an empty Yankee Stadium.

— Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
As a 6-foot, 165-pound senior receiver for Moorpark, his quick first step combined with his jumping ability is making Musketeer fans think of their greatest athlete, NFL receiver Drake London.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of step

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The two measures were among 13 bills Newsom enacted as a package designed to safeguard young people from technology seen as putting them at risk, including greater online privacy protection for minors.

— Reuters, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026
Thailand's economy is heavily dependent on tourism, but also has implemented new measures to ensure visitors respect the country's norms.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of measure

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The six-machine launch reflects the company’s wider attempt to develop into a more comprehensive supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment rather than remaining focused on a single part of the fabrication process.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
So that’s been an ongoing process of developing and shooting and in post[-production].

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

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