doormat
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She’s instructing it to read subtle cues, helping steer it toward emotional intelligence so it won’t act like a bully or a doormat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
Don’t miss: Meta’s stock is the new ‘Magnificent Seven’ doormat.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 18, 2025
Atlanta closed with a 1-1 draw against Eastern Conference doormat DC United that allowed Atlanta to avoid the bottom of the table.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 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
Then she peels them off one by one and lets them float to the doormat.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
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
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
"We are braced for a surge in abandonments once higher electricity bills start landing on people's doormats," the spokesperson said.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2022
But it proved the Huskies weren’t doormats to be dismissed as soon as the ball was tipped.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2022
“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
