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The phrase "always one step ahead" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who is consistently more advanced or prepared than others, often in a competitive context.
Example: "In the fast-paced world of technology, successful companies are always one step ahead of their competitors."
Alternatives: "constantly ahead of the game" or "perpetually in the lead".
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The fashion connection has always been strong because skaters are always one step ahead on the trends".
Howard is quick to call out the series' lovable, yet ludicrous, characters on their blunders, and he's always one step ahead of the plot.
It keeps daily activity ticking over as well as providing a quick method of communication for the network of look-outs keeping an eye on police movement, making sure the cartel is always one step ahead of the authorities.
It's possible that bidets haven't caught on in the US because the toilet paper lobby is always one step ahead, with advertisements of babies and puppies rolling around in their cloudlike toilet paper.
"There is essentially a war going on between the spammers and the anti-spammers, and the spammers are always one step ahead," said Stu Sjouwerman, chief operating officer of Sunbelt Software, creator of the spam filter iHateSpam.
The financiers were always one step ahead.
He's always one step ahead of everybody".
They are always one step ahead of me".
Their chemists are always one step ahead of any regulation.
The problem is that the scofflaws are always one step ahead of the police.
Gordon Richards was a better rider, but Piggott was always one step ahead.
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