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Harry clutching a red-hot doorknob, Marv taking a paint can to the face — right up to the gruesome sound effect, then had the music stand down for the sizzling or thwacking payoff.
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Tim Greiving, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Kids rub their eyes, touch a phone or a doorknob, and the virus can sit there for days waiting to reinfect someone.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 29 Aug. 2025
The fungus can survive on surfaces, like countertops, doorknobs, or even people’s skin, for a long time before spreading to vulnerable patients.
—Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
The owner, Johnson Wheatley, opened the door and stood aside, hand still on the doorknob.
—Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
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Tim Greiving, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Kids rub their eyes, touch a phone or a doorknob, and the virus can sit there for days waiting to reinfect someone.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 29 Aug. 2025
The fungus can survive on surfaces, like countertops, doorknobs, or even people’s skin, for a long time before spreading to vulnerable patients.
—Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025
The owner, Johnson Wheatley, opened the door and stood aside, hand still on the doorknob.
—Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
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“Doorknob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorknob. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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doorknob
noun
door·knob
-ˌnäb 
: a knob that when turned releases a door latch
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