as in revolving door
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The 4-5 spots were a revolving door last year, but between the addition of Johan Oviedo, the return of Patrick Sandoval and Kutter Crawford from injury and up-and-coming youngsters like Connelly Early and Payton Tolle, the staff should be in a great spot.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
4 Jan. 2026 -
Anybody who feels sceptical about Chelsea’s overall strategy — the voracious appetite for signing emerging talent, creating a revolving door at Stamford Bridge — is unlikely to take it as read that 41-year-old Rosenior is the man for the job.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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According to Costa, a preliminary investigation found that the victim was delivering mail to the residence when a 5-year-old pit bull forced the storm door open and attacked him.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
10 June 2025
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Ralph rang the bell and when the door opened, Lester, who is white, fired a handgun at him through the glass of the storm door, per a probable cause statement obtained by PEOPLE.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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Using neutron diffraction, the team measured changes in atomic lattice spacing caused by internal stress.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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For hikers and residents, the steel lattice towers rising from the horizon carrying high-voltage transmission lines up and over the mountains are as recognizable as the bucolic dirt paths, scraggly chapparal, and, at slightly higher elevations, old oaks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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The first floor of the home includes a double door entry with views straight through to the lake.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Jan. 2026
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Each window wall is just short of 5 feet wide, and the main wall with double doors has a roomy width of 7 feet.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
19 Dec. 2025
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To O’Connor, humor is a trapdoor, a way to disarm the audience in order to deliver that emotional payload.—
Senior Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Dec. 2025
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Similar to the Broadway musical, the new movie ends with Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and her strawman swain Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey) walking into the sunset away from Oz, after the revelation that Elphaba staged her own melting death by hiding under a trapdoor.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
22 Nov. 2025
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An injury to Jordan Cox, who had been due to keep wicket, saw a reshuffle and a decision that shocked everyone.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Before her five-wicket haul, Sharma (58) posted her third half-century of the tournament to help India reached the second highest total in a World Cup final after Australia’s 356-5 against England in 2022.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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