sure-footed
Britishadjective
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unlikely to fall, slip, or stumble
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not likely to err or fail, as in judgment
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They made a sure-footed step in the right direction on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
“Mahalia Jackson” is otherwise usually sure-footed on civil-rights history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
“This work of art, in fact, is one of the signs of our own California Renaissance — a thing of sure-footed youthfulness, and of bright happy color.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2025
Instead, viewers are flocking to less lucrative streaming services, leaving the parent companies of the networks less sure-footed.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2024
He was sure-footed on the slippery rocks and he loved the hunt.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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