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Then he transformed Indiana, a longtime Big Ten doormat, into a national championship contender.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025

A possible opportunity: Meta’s stock is the new ‘Magnificent Seven’ doormat.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 15, 2025

Atlanta closed with a 1-1 draw against Eastern Conference doormat DC United that allowed Atlanta to avoid the bottom of the table.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2025

Shailene Woodley, who plays author Gia in “Three Women” — a stand-in for Taddeo — was impressed by how Gilpin gave agency to Lina, who could easily have come across as a doormat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025

I wanted to stop and look at them—the Bahrami Family Portrait Gallery—but instead, I kicked off my Vans on the doormat and followed Mamou down the hall that ran the length of the house.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

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

Labour MP Liam Byrne, chair of the committee, said: "It's high time for the circus of recent weeks to end and for cheques to start landing on the doormats of innocent victims."

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2024

Along with, say, People, Time and National Geographic, it has long lined the dentist offices, neighbors’ doormats and coffee tables of your life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2023

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

“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