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doorstep

[dawr-step, dohr-] / ˈdɔrˌstɛp, ˈdoʊr- /
NOUN
step
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That framing makes the doorstep surveillance more disturbing.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

Yet the Russell 2000 has now slid 9% below its record close set less than two months ago, ending at 2,793.20 on Wednesday and putting the small-cap index on the doorstep of correction territory.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

The biggest project so far — the Studebaker Road Transformation Project — is bringing this vision to the doorstep of Studebaker Road residents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

He says on the doorstep, voters are telling him "they're fed up with the crime, disorder. This borough is crime-ridden. It's soaked in crime."

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

An elderly woman was watching me from a doorstep where she huddled, her dirty white widow’s sari drawn about her.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

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

Esther covers the ways goods are moved around the world and onto people's doorsteps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

Then powered by a glazed doughnut and extra-large energy drink, he zips around driveways in northern New Jersey and nearby New York, ringing doorbells, photographing doorsteps and hauling away the physical aftermath of holiday optimism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025

She said Labour had heard "the frustration on doorsteps" and insisted the party was "listening, we are learning the lessons and we will be come back stronger".

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2025

They throw them out anywhere: on doorsteps, in garbage cans, at gas pumps, sidewalks.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat


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