Example Sentences

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Others have stepped forward, and the hitting attack has been good in the playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Here, Lebanon's migrant workers, among those hit hardest by the fighting, have stepped up to support others in their community now struggling to get by.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

The opposite is true in Scotland, where there is pretty much universal agreement that the VAR should not have stepped in to give the penalty to Celtic.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The Securities and Exchange Commission, Treasury Department and bank regulators have stepped up inquiries into risks in the roughly $3 trillion private-credit sector, the Wall Street Journal reported.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Asher already looks distracted, his attention fixated on the players of the Demon Brigade, who have stepped into the club.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu