doormat
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The U.S. men aren’t a powerhouse, but they’re not a doormat, either.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
A note the attackers left under his doormat read "No Data Centers."
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
Read on: Meta’s stock is the new ‘Magnificent Seven’ doormat.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 4, 2025
Cybersecurity experts have likened the idea of creating a backdoor to someone leaving their house keys under their doormat - essentially creating a vulnerability which anyone, including bad actors, can exploit.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2025
Harry leapt into the air; he’d trodden on something big and squashy on the doormat — something alive!
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
But the seven councils have been given permission to bust the cap without a referendum when bills land on residents' doormats in April.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
But at the college level, the powerhouses typically remained the powerhouses while schools like Indiana were their doormats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
In some of the buildings, everything from the doormats to the staff’s uniforms was branded with the Trump name.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2024
Along with, say, People, Time and National Geographic, it has long lined the dentist offices, neighbors’ doormats and coffee tables of your life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
“They’re not doormats, but they know they’re up against kids who have had more resources. I’ve seen it. They feel intimidated sometimes, even by kids from Pennsbury.”
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
