What are the quickest grilled steak recipes for summer?

This category is mostly about usefulness with a little sparkle. The dish has to be fast, repeatable, and easy to understand at a glance.

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For grilled steak, a dry surface, hot grill, and short rest are doing most of the work. Flank steak, skirt steak, and strip steaks with salt, pepper, and maybe a chimichurri are enough.