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noun

  • The subsequent action or stage in a sequence of events or a process.

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Then came the pandemic — and with it, a year and a half to reflect on what the next step in his athletic and professional life would be.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

"The next step is to characterize abnormal functional and structural brain states along these pathways to build more detailed models for setting patient-specific stimulation parameters, including amplitude, frequency, and pulse width, for precision medicine."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

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  • the follow-up
  • what's next
  • the play
  • phase two
  • following stage

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  • previous step
  • initial stage
  • the original plan
  • the backstory

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