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door

[dawr, dohr] / dɔr, doʊr /


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When canvassing, they say, their aim isn’t merely to knock on every door in a given neighborhood—but to do so four times.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Quintero made a phone call before they slipped through an unlocked back door.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

As we dug through the shelves, one of the building’s residents emerged from the front door with the stride of a woman on a mission.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

It has felt impossible for fans and pundits to defend the fact the club had only one new face through the door less than a week before their Premiership title defence begins.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

There’s a huge spotlight on all the elements of my Flash—the porch, the white door, and the boy.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Thousands of artists, filmmakers and musicians have passed through its doors as students and instructors.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Cross-ventilation means opening windows or doors on different sides of a home so air can flow through.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

Drug testing officials, rapping on the hotel doors of Pogacar and rival Jonas Vingegaard, in the middle of the night, deep REM time, reportedly with permission from a French judge.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

I knocked on the doors of more neighbors to come out and push together.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Helen asks from her own locker a few doors down.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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