doormat
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A note the attackers left under his doormat read "No Data Centers."
From Barron's ● May 19, 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
I don’t want to nag, but neither do I want to be a doormat.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025
She pushed him aside and opened the door to find an open packing box on the doormat.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
But the seven councils have been given permission to bust the cap without a referendum when bills land on residents' doormats in April.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
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
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
