ajar
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A defender must monitor every virtual door and window; an attacker need only find one that is ajar.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
If our hearts weren’t already open, they’ve just been forced ajar with a rusty, emotional crowbar.
From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025
But he is not even assured to play in Perth after chief selector George Bailey left the door marginally ajar for Labuschagne to open.
From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025
A glimmer of hope, a door creaked slightly ajar, a creeping sense of "what if" drifting through the crowd and the commentary box - but in the end, Australia win.
From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025
We could hear the whoops and hollers and splashing as soon as we walked up the driveway to a wrought iron gate standing ajar as if it were personally saying, Come on in.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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"The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, Part Six
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