outside the door
idiom
: outside a room or building, etc., near the door
standing (just/right) outside the door
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Tasha Speight, a 22-year White Castle veteran and supervisor at the Roosevelt Road restaurant, said the robots show up early for work, lining up outside the door in the morning, waiting for their marching orders.
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
Campus police, who had been standing guard outside the door, snapped photos for students.
—Jim Martin, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Video footage from the incident showed Padilla pushed to the ground and handcuffed outside the door while attempting to speak to Noem during the conference.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
Environmentally friendly income source At the bottle redemption center near Truax’s home, Chris Grass waited with his father and girlfriend in the long line outside the door.
—Claire Rush, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
Campus police, who had been standing guard outside the door, snapped photos for students.
—Jim Martin, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Video footage from the incident showed Padilla pushed to the ground and handcuffed outside the door while attempting to speak to Noem during the conference.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
Environmentally friendly income source At the bottle redemption center near Truax’s home, Chris Grass waited with his father and girlfriend in the long line outside the door.
—Claire Rush, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
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“Outside the door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outside%20the%20door. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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