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doorknob

[dawr-nob, dohr-] / ˈdɔrˌnɒb, ˈdoʊr- /


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They don’t know where or how to grasp a doorknob, handle or door edge or how much pulling, pushing or twisting force to apply.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

In an AI era when attackers can jiggle every virtual doorknob continuously, human defenders don’t stand a chance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Few signs of forced entry were visible on Sunday at the singer's home apart from a broken doorknob, an AFP journalist observed.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

"I turn my hearing aids off, deaf as a doorknob, tune everything out, it's really joyful."

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2025

The shop—Birdie’s Tea Shoppe—even has a pink glass doorknob on its pink door.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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