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doorstep

[dawr-step, dohr-] / ˈdɔrˌstɛp, ˈdoʊr- /
NOUN
step
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Tourists hauled their suitcases over the doorstep into the fray, fresh off a flight or rushing to make one, if only they could get one last chicken finger first.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

It’s all here at the doorstep: the NYC finale, the mixed dubs madness, the overpriced vodka lemonades, and delightful Eala-Mania.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

“El Niño is not just on our doorstep — it is inside the house and turning up the heat. And this is only a warmup act,” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Then Lily realised there was a clinic practically on her doorstep - at a location she hadn't expected.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

He was still thousands of feet in the air, and unless he landed on the very doorstep of the Science Museum, he wasn’t going to make it.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

He covered the ways goods are moved around the country and to people’s doorsteps, and how evolving shopping patterns are affecting the global supply chain.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 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

Wild London, coming late in such a revered canon of nature documentaries, is Sir David's way of nudging us to marvel at the nature on our doorsteps, amidst the frenzy of daily life.

From BBC Dec. 18, 2025

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

Stir-crazy cattle in the barns stick their heads out the windows and watch pink dolphins sporting on their doorsteps.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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