counterstep

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Noun
  • Laughlin, with Poder, said the influx has meant people with citizenship or other less-vulnerable statuses can show up in ways members of the undocumented community don't feel safe doing.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Not up to us are our bodies, possessions, reputations, public offices — in short, whatever is not our own doing.
    Massimo Pigliucci, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Catherine takes the concept in a different direction, intent on hurting Heathcliff through more emotional means.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2026
  • But because many people struggle to get enough vitamin D through natural means, a supplement may be appropriate for those concerned about bone health, Drake said.
    Jamie Ducharme, Health, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • These moves fill holes and buy time for prospects, forcing them to meet certain thresholds before advancing through the minors.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Democrats also criticized the move.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Mohan highlighted that a favorable mix shift to higher capacity HDDs, stable pricing, and a focus on cost improvements could fuel gross margin above 50%, an operating margin of more than 40%, and EPS higher than $20.
    TipRanks, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The shift could also be transformative for India, currently the world’s diabetes capital and among the fastest-growing markets on the planet for anti-obesity treatments and drugs.
    Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Without that key step, you can’t be classified as a true star; the presence of those fusion reactions, where hydrogen gets fused into helium, separates stars from all other heavenly bodies.
    Big Think, Big Think, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The aircraft transitioned cleanly between modes, a step developers see as critical for scaling eVTOLs beyond short hops.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • There is something very classic about these acts.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The act of measurement seemingly makes this hazy quantumness go away, replaced by something definite and more in line with our experience of classical reality.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Mohan noted that Western Digital expects the AI and cloud storage market to grow exabytes (EB), a measure of data storage, at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of over 25% through 2030.
    TipRanks, CNBC, 8 Feb. 2026
  • It was proven again in Friday’s 119-115 loss to the lowly New Orleans Pelicans, a third straight defensive dud that left center Rudy Gobert calling for extreme measures of accountability.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Dan Halden, a spokesperson for the city’s Bureau of Street Services, did not immediately respond Wednesday to questions about the total cost of the tree losses or the replanting process.
    Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • This process helps unlock essential minerals from the rock.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Feb. 2026
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“Counterstep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterstep. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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