doorstep
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Believed to be the last surviving member of these Polish codebreakers, Ferdynand Stanislaw Vanke grew up in Krakow, but fled at the age of 16 when war arrived on his doorstep in 1939.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 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
ZVERNEC, Albania—On the doorstep of a Jared Kushner-linked development site on the Adriatic Sea, a group of determined villagers set out in late May to protest barbed-wire fencing preventing their access to a coastal peninsula.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 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
George rolled the coffee can back and forth over the Faynes' doorstep.
From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene
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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
Esther covers the ways goods are moved around the world and onto people's doorsteps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 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
She said Labour had heard "the frustration on doorsteps" and insisted the party was "listening, we are learning the lessons and we will be come back stronger".
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2025
My mother will turn up on their doorsteps, wearing slacks, carrying a bouquet of weeds, incongruous.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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