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doorstep

[dawr-step, dohr-] / ˈdɔrˌstɛp, ˈdoʊr- /
NOUN
step
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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

The biggest project so far — the Studebaker Road Transformation Project — is bringing this vision to the doorstep of Studebaker Road residents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The three men maintained that they were performing citizen journalism and were at her property to obtain a doorstep interview, as part of their own documentary, and that they were acting in the public interest.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

It’s a career-making night in New York City that puts an American on the doorstep of a long-awaited title.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

“So why haven’t you set me on their doorstep already?”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Both parties found voters on the doorsteps who disliked the government and detested the prime minister.

From BBC ● May 9, 2026

Across the world, policymakers living the real-world impact of a war on their doorsteps took a much more sober view of developments.

From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026

Amazon recently acquired a Swiss startup called Rivr, which is building four-legged robots that could drop packages off on doorsteps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026

The group has put child care workers who are not leaving their homes in touch with an organization called Food Justice DMV that is delivering meals to their doorsteps.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2025

So, old ladies, make your casseroles and set them on doorsteps.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley




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