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doorstep

[dawr-step, dohr-] / ˈdɔrˌstɛp, ˈdoʊr- /
NOUN
step
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That framing makes the doorstep surveillance more disturbing.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

Yet the Russell 2000 has now slid 9% below its record close set less than two months ago, ending at 2,793.20 on Wednesday and putting the small-cap index on the doorstep of correction territory.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Raiola, the backup, would take the reins of Oregon’s offense in Moore’s place, leading the Ducks to the doorstep of the goal line.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Head teacher Victoria Lamb said it allowed students to learn about an industry that was "right on their doorstep".

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

She studied me with an extra, bemused curiosity, as if trying to place where I came from and how precisely I’d landed on her doorstep.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

They are in our homes, on our doorsteps and along our streets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

It took advantage of a trade exemption that allowed it to ship orders directly from overseas warehouses to American doorsteps duty free.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

"Thousands of everyday household essentials and fresh grocery items can now arrive at customers' doorsteps in minutes," Amazon said in an online post.

From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025

From these experiences, she says the women she has met are "so happy" the event is taking place on their doorsteps.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025

They defecate on doorsteps, in rivers and lakes, their own or anyone else’s.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas


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