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doorstep

noun as in step

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noun as in threshold

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Putin has promised to deploy the missile to Belarus, putting the hypersonic tactical weapon on NATO’s doorstep.

But for those living in this apartment complex, there is a daily battle on their doorstep, although they disagree over who is to blame for the violence.

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The following day, Ms Wandelt left a handwritten note on the family's doorstep asking for a DNA test, the court heard.

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Attempts to see him were sometimes met with excuses and, on one visit just 11 days before he died, a social worker stayed on the doorstep for 45 minutes because of Covid restrictions.

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Voters are often stunned when Fonda shows up on their doorstep.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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