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"We're now braced for the autumn rush, when people start getting their energy bills on the doormat. This is by far the busiest period."

From BBC

They learned to expect a knock at the door, a small plate of jelly left on the doormat.

From Salon

There are doormats that aren’t as walked over as our prostrated governor.

One-way respect makes you a doormat, and unless Newsom calls out his guests with more force, he risks being the punchline instead of the provocateur.

Cybersecurity experts have likened the idea of creating a backdoor to someone leaving their house keys under their doormat - essentially creating a vulnerability which anyone, including bad actors, can exploit.

From BBC

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

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