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• Others weave through silent cities to stay a step ahead of the Moisture Thieves.
  — Dennard Dayle, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2022
• Pick up a bottle and be a step ahead of the game with Blu Atlas Atlantis.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 May 2022
• Mary a step ahead of No. 7 Solon in Comets' season opener.
  — Matt Goul, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2020
• Once Marienne's out of danger, Joe reveals that he's been a step ahead of Love the whole time.
  — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2021
• Over the weekend, Seattle was constantly a step ahead of the Rangers.
  — Dallas News, 17 July 2022
• His third came at the first-quarter buzzer from a step ahead of the halfcourt line, cutting the Pistons' deficit to six.
  — Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2022
• Gray and the Aces’ loaded roster kept Las Vegas a step ahead of the league all season.
  — Kris Rhim, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2022
• In the resulting arms race, the AI writing tools will always be one step ahead of the tools to detect AI text.
  — John Villasenor, Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2023
• Well, fashion is always just a step ahead of home décor.
  — Vicki Payne, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• Credit the strategy for staying a step ahead of the fast, big-play Bucs defense.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2022
• That’s because Kingsbury, again being alert and a step ahead of things, didn’t give Whipple the time or the reason to panic.
  — Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2021
• These help software companies find bugs and stay a step ahead of hackers.
  — Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2021
• Gilmore is usually a step ahead of the play, taking his body to where the ball is going, rather than reacting.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 11 Aug. 2022
• While tangible progress won't be known until the season starts this fall, Stoops knows one area where the unit is a step ahead of last season.
  — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 6 Mar. 2023
• Apple is also keeping the Pro's camera system a step ahead of the standard iPhone.
  — Andrew Cunningham & Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2023
• Mitch has become a master at staying one step ahead of his adversaries, but this time there’s nowhere to hide.
  — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 22 Sep. 2023
• Samsung, the world’s top selling smartphone brand, is one step ahead of Apple and already makes a lot of its phones in India.
  — Diksha Madhok, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
• That was the loose job description of a White House special assistant: Be one step ahead of all of your principal’s needs.
  — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2023
• Anthony Richardson makes a couple of explosive plays to keep this one tight to the end, but Carr stays a step ahead of the young secondary and the Saints get a game-winning field goal.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Sep. 2023
• Facing third-and-goal, Allen threaded a perfect pass in hitting Davis in stride, a step ahead of defender Cameron Sutton.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2021
• To stay a step ahead of the Taliban, Team America changed the near recognition signal almost daily.
  — Michael Venutolo-Mantovani, WIRED, 30 Aug. 2022
• Turner, in the shotgun, saw Kevens Clercius a step ahead of his defender on the left sideline and delivered a perfect throw.
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2022
• Now Judith and Debbie are on the run, aiming to stay one step ahead of a mysterious enemy.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 Dec. 2023
• With prices still running hot around the U.S., millions of workers are counting on a large enough annual pay bump to keep them a step ahead of inflation next year.
  — Alain Sherter, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2023
• He is forced on a brutal and often funny journey of self-discovery, while trying to stay one step ahead of the people trying to kill him.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 14 Dec. 2023
• Catcher Ted Simmons was known for his intelligence and instincts and seemed to be a step ahead of the competition.
  — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Sep. 2021
• Alliances form and competitors become targets as a turf war heats up and Tommy must race to stay one step ahead of everyone.
  — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2023
• While being picky can pay off by fractions of a percentage point, the big picture is that there are now multiple ways to keep your cash a step ahead of the 3.7% inflation rate.
  — Steve Garmhausen, wsj.com, 15 Sep. 2023
• And as the target on Alpha02's back loomed larger, so too did the unspoken fear that this mastermind might stay a step ahead of them indefinitely.
  — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2022
• Israel’s vaccination campaign has consistently been a step ahead of the one in the United States.
  — oregonlive, 9 Dec. 2021

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024