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These parts come in direct contact with your hands after touching germy surfaces such as tray tables, doorknobs, handrails, or your phone.
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2025
Once inside, three bedrooms and an equal number of baths are spread across a little more than 3,000 square feet of colorful living space on two levels boasting the original hardwood floors, custom millwork and moldings, plaster walls, glass doorknobs, and vintage light fixtures.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 19 May 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, 11 May 2025
Another left a hot dog in a condom on his doorknob.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 May 2025
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 June 2025
Once inside, three bedrooms and an equal number of baths are spread across a little more than 3,000 square feet of colorful living space on two levels boasting the original hardwood floors, custom millwork and moldings, plaster walls, glass doorknobs, and vintage light fixtures.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 19 May 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, 11 May 2025
Another left a hot dog in a condom on his doorknob.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 May 2025
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“Doorknob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorknob. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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doorknob
noun
door·knob
-ˌnäb 
: a knob that when turned releases a door latch
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