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- verb Present participle of
misstep .
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Examples
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That also leads to misstepping, and more foot and ankle injuries because of the coordination issues.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Weighty Problems in Oversized Young Athletes? 2009
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Find a few similar ways to misdirect management from other misstepping officemates from time to time and you'll be hip-deep in favors owed to you.
Marc Hershon: Nine Ways to Get Noticed (Without Compromising Yourself) 2009
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At the time, President Obama seemed to be misstepping on finding a secretary of commerce -- his first two choices, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and New Hampshire Senator Judd Gregg, withdrew before they could be confirmed.
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But even as America endeavors to move on, some issues raised by the trial will linger-including the issue of whether, in trying to rectify a historic grievance and a symbolic wrong, federal prosecutors are misstepping morally-or even tactically.
Larger Than Life 2008
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Almost 14 percent of the incidents occurred while people were stepping on or off the escalator, 6 percent when people reported misstepping or losing their balance and 3 percent when clothes, shoes, bags or body parts got caught in the escalator.
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Almost 14 percent of the incidents occurred while people were stepping on or off the escalator, 6 percent when people reported misstepping or losing their balance and 3 percent when clothes, shoes, bags or body parts got caught in the escalator.
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I'm scared of misstepping and wrecking everything.
shadowfeet Diary Entry shadowfeet 2008
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I shall be following the debate closely to see where it leads, and will step in only if I believe Brandon to be seriously misstepping.
Archive 2007-03-01 Mike L 2007
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I shall be following the debate closely to see where it leads, and will step in only if I believe Brandon to be seriously misstepping.
The Anglican Scotist on gay marriage: Round II Mike L 2007
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But in this situation, right now, it is very clear that the Republicans have done some serious misstepping, and of course the political counterpunch back is that, well, the Democrats have their problems too.
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