door-to-door
adjective
: going or made by going to each house in a neighborhood
door-to-door salespeople
a door-to-door canvass
door-to-door
adverb
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Thousands of children are staying home, often for lack of door-to-door transportation — or simply trust.
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Bianca Vázquez Toness, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Last week Wisconsin Watch asked for your questions about immigration enforcement in Wisconsin, particularly as thousands of federal immigration agents patrol Minnesota’s Twin Cities, conducting door-to-door searches for immigrants and clashing daily with protesters and observers.
—Paul Kiefer, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Liberty students said they were also compelled to speak out after seeing ongoing discussions of an ICE facility potentially coming to the Kansas City area and hearing rumors of ICE agents allegedly going door-to-door in nearby Gladstone.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
Other sections of the bill impose new criminal penalties on contractors who fail to pay subcontractors, tighten restrictions on door-to-door commercial solicitation, repeal Florida’s participation in a regional energy compact and eliminate the state’s Healthy Food Financing Initiative.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
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Bianca Vázquez Toness, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Last week Wisconsin Watch asked for your questions about immigration enforcement in Wisconsin, particularly as thousands of federal immigration agents patrol Minnesota’s Twin Cities, conducting door-to-door searches for immigrants and clashing daily with protesters and observers.
—Paul Kiefer, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Liberty students said they were also compelled to speak out after seeing ongoing discussions of an ICE facility potentially coming to the Kansas City area and hearing rumors of ICE agents allegedly going door-to-door in nearby Gladstone.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
Other sections of the bill impose new criminal penalties on contractors who fail to pay subcontractors, tighten restrictions on door-to-door commercial solicitation, repeal Florida’s participation in a regional energy compact and eliminate the state’s Healthy Food Financing Initiative.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Door-to-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/door-to-door. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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