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open-door


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And wow did they waltz right through that open door.

From Slate ● May 23, 2026

One time, he stood at the open door of a DC-3 plane to capture a case of whisky being dropped on the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro for a Canadian Club ad.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026

"The talks in Pakistan did not deliver a deal, but they did something just as important. They kept the door open. And in markets, an open door is often enough," he added.

From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026

She added she felt spiritual abuse was not talked about enough, and the church needed to have an "open door" where people could share their concerns, "regardless of relationship status".

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026

I did my best to concentrate on the game but again and again I found myself staring, through the open door, at the clock on the mantel in the next room.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

His deployment of troops to fight jihadists in Somalia, and an open-door policy to refugees, won favour from foreign donors, even as they triggered corruption scandals at home.

From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026

Humanitarian agencies are urging the Ugandan government to maintain its open-door policy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025

She told the jury her "style" was always to have an "open-door policy" and lots of contact with prisoners.

From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2025

“You can walk into any of these buildings,” Frost said, explaining the open-door policies at federal agencies he encountered during his first term in Congress under President Joe Biden.

From Salon ● Feb. 14, 2025

The thing about Mr. Grayson’s open-door Babycakes policy was that none of the kids wanted to ruin it by overusing it.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold




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