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
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
Most humans would rather be a doormat than a battering ram, regardless of the urgency or circumstance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2025
Don’t miss: Meta’s stock is the new ‘Magnificent Seven’ doormat.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 18, 2025
He’s just a bully, and she’s a 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
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
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
There are some similarities between the Kraken and the historical teams they are chasing — most notably, going from doormats to playoff contenders quickly.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 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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