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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misstep.

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Examples

  • One of Meredith's many missteps is not handling the situation well -- she speaks loudly.

    Archive 2006-05-01 2006

  • One of Meredith's many missteps is not handling the situation well -- she speaks loudly.

    The Family Stone 2006

  • If the system is fair, it would seem that G‑d should be required to answer for His "missteps" - at least as they impact our lives!

    Chabad.org Weekly Magazine [ Chukat-Balak 5769 - July 3, 2009 ] 2009

  • If the system is fair, it would seem that G‑d should be required to answer for His "missteps" - at least as they impact our lives!

    Chabad.org Weekly Magazine [ Chukat-Balak 5769 - July 3, 2009 ] 2009

  • “This notion that this disturbing pattern of gaffes and missteps is now being criticized solely because he is black, and that Barack Obama is being criticized for his big-government power grab solely because he is black — that is nonsense,” Blackwell told Fox News’s’ Neil Cavuto.

    Think Progress » DC Media Scoff At President Obama’s Substantive And Detailed Answer To Health Care Question 2010

  • Most notable among his missteps was a disastrous gull-winged sports car called the Bricklin, which was famously produced without door locks because of a supplier mix-up.

    The Little Car That Couldn't Dick Teresi 2010

  • Most notable among his missteps was a disastrous gull-winged sports car called the Bricklin, which was famously produced without door locks because of a supplier mix-up.

    The Little Car That Couldn't Dick Teresi 2010

  • Most notable among his missteps was a disastrous gull-winged sports car called the Bricklin, which was famously produced without door locks because of a supplier mix-up.

    The Little Car That Couldn't Dick Teresi 2010

  • Most notable among his missteps was a disastrous gull-winged sports car called the Bricklin, which was famously produced without door locks because of a supplier mix-up.

    The Little Car That Couldn't Dick Teresi 2010

  • Getting through the night with no major missteps, that is one of the goals for both vice presidential candidates during tomorrow night's debate.

    CNN Transcript Oct 1, 2008 2008

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