open door
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Smoky, savory and bright all at once, it’s especially good eaten straight from the fridge while standing in front of the open door, deciding whether you’re actually hungry enough for a second bowl.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
In an era when even New Zealand is looking to increase defense spending, calling on Pacific partners to take on more of the defense burden is pushing on an open door.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
And wow did they waltz right through that open door.
From Slate ● May 23, 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
Anyway, I took the padlock out and hung it on the chicken coop latch, next to the open door.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
The couple keeps an open-door policy to curious neighbors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
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
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
