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ajar

[uh-jahr] / əˈdʒɑr /
ADJECTIVE
slightly open
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ADVERB
slightly open
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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

Arsenal may have been feeling they had left the door ajar with the draw at Forest.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 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

She races off, leaving her office door ajar.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton




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