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
The U.S. men aren’t a powerhouse, but they’re not a doormat, either.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
A possible opportunity: Meta’s stock is the new ‘Magnificent Seven’ doormat.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 15, 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
Safer steps out of his shoes and lines them up on one side of Mr. X’s doormat.
From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead
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
A BBC News investigation has found that leaseholders have had to pay hundreds of pounds for services such as key-cutting and the cleaning of doormats and council bins.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2024
In some of the buildings, everything from the doormats to the staff’s uniforms was branded with the Trump name.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2024
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
“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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