doormat
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Days before Aaliyah's 25th birthday, a large unmarked envelope landed on the doormat of her home, in Birmingham.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Then he transformed Indiana, a longtime Big Ten doormat, into a national championship contender.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
Most humans would rather be a doormat than a battering ram, regardless of the urgency or circumstance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2025
Read: Meta’s stock is the new ‘Magnificent Seven’ doormat.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2025
“Well, she’s not your daughter, Connie. She hasn’t walked all over you like a doormat for a decade. We’ve got another child to think about.”
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
Best practices for this zone require keeping the area free of flammable materials, from plants and bark mulch to wooden fences, wooden patio furniture and even jute doormats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
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
The business offers potentially higher margins for Amazon than its main consumer business, as making a smaller number of bulk deliveries is cheaper, per unit, than getting millions of small parcels to individuals' doormats.
From Reuters ● Apr. 20, 2023
There are some similarities between the Kraken and the historical teams they are chasing — most notably, going from doormats to playoff contenders quickly.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 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
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