open door

noun

Definition of open doornext
as in welcome mat

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  1. welcome mat
  2. approval
  3. permission
  4. certification
Noun
  • Instead, Elizabeth wants her work to be a welcome mat into her weird, fantastical world where others can find people just like them.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Stuart goes outside and notices the front porch welcome mat is trying to communicate with him.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of welcome mat
Noun
  • The president has in your own polling, 36% job approval, 31% approving of his handling of the war.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Regulators eventually granted approval, but only after conducting a formal review.
    — Bernard Condon, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of approval
Noun
  • With permission turned on, OlloBot says the SS1 can recognize moments such as laughter or celebrations and capture them automatically.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • In 1971, for instance, eighty-six per cent of English elementary-school children had permission to walk home from school alone; that number dropped to thirty-five per cent in 1990, and to twenty-five per cent in 2010.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of permission
Noun
  • Mehler Protection said greater automation could be introduced as relevant regulations, certifications and operational procedures develop.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Spano spent roughly 18 months and, by his own estimate, well into seven figures modifying his jet—an Embraer Phenom 300—to carry two camera systems and clear FAA certification.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of certification
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