step on it
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“I go, they’ll only step on it once.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The piece of the Moon sits at the bottom of the ladder and the women step on it as they get off.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
“You would probably step on it and not even realize it.”
From New York Times ● May 31, 2024
He did, however, kick and step on it, and did the same with an Iraqi flag and a photo of Sadr and of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 2023
Clarisse ran in from the left and set her spear against the ground just in time for the Cyclops to step on it.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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