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Town hall-hopefuls have also pledged to clean up graffiti-covered train stations, end "forever-building sites", fix buckled cycling lanes and take steps to ease a desperate shortage of affordable housing.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
The key takeaway from the Retirement Fear Index, said Conti, is that pre-retirees and retirees need to identify their fears and then take steps to address them.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
It said it was supporting schools with new guidance to take steps to bring down costs for individual items, while "keeping more money in the pockets of hardworking families".
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The trial judge issued that injunction more recently, finding that these groups too have been injured by having to take steps to assist voters for November’s elections.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
But when a sentence is lousy, you can take steps to make it more presentable.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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