take steps
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Others think the government may need to take steps to borrow more at the longer end.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
Student success: Cabrera would take steps to ensure student services are more readily available and the public has better visibility and say in trustee decisions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"Once we know that a customer is being defrauded we can spot the hallmarks very quickly and take steps to break that spell."
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Secretary-General António Guterres urged the two sides to take steps to avoid “a broader and more devastating conflict.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Snap judgments can be made in a snap because they are frugal, and if we want to protect our snap judgments, we have to take steps to protect that frugality.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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