doorstep
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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
"Two months ago, I warned that El Nino was arriving on our doorstep," Guterres told the world body.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
And that is why he was ready with the answer when Halley turned up on his doorstep in 1684.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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Amazon recently acquired a Swiss startup called Rivr, which is building four-legged robots that could drop packages off on doorsteps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
"Thousands of everyday household essentials and fresh grocery items can now arrive at customers' doorsteps in minutes," Amazon said in an online post.
From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025
The SDLP's Pat Catney said the local community is "fearful that this happened on their doorsteps".
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 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
They defecate on doorsteps, in rivers and lakes, their own or anyone else’s.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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