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doorway

[dawr-wey, dohr-] / ˈdɔrˌweɪ, ˈdoʊr- /












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A great song offers pleasure, but a great album – no skips – is a doorway.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Horton-built house in Slidell, La., with a ramp to the porch, a wide doorway and a community pond in the backyard that reminded her husband of his childhood on the bayou.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

New footage released by prosecutors shows the four chaotic seconds when a gunman burst from a hotel doorway and charged through a security checkpoint as President Donald Trump was attending a press gala.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Guards could be seen blocking the doorway to one building on Monday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Nothing could happen as long as he sat close to the doorway out.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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