doormat
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A note the attackers left under his doormat read "No Data Centers."
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
Depending on where you are reading this, your doormat may have been carpeted with colourful leaflets for weeks and your TV and social media feeds chocca with political promises.
From BBC ● May 3, 2026
Then he transformed Indiana, a longtime Big Ten doormat, into a national championship contender.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
Read on: Meta’s stock is the new ‘Magnificent Seven’ doormat.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 4, 2025
They heard the click of the mail slot and flop of letters on the doormat.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
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
