as in welcome mat
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Yet the strategic reserve’s champions have, in effect, often argued the opposite — that in addition to serving as a symbolic welcome mat from Texas to the crypto industry, the aggressive public investment was actually a responsible strategy to grow public dollars.—
Trevor Bach,
Dallas Morning News,
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But their party has laid out a welcome mat for an ideology that Americans once had to defeat in combat, at the cost of millions of lives.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
23 Feb. 2026
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One Denver couple's nearly year-long journey for city approval to revamp the old Yates Theater in Denver's Berkeley neighborhood, which has sat vacant for decades, makes its final leg next week.—
Chierstin Roth
March 2,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Happiness means pursuing intrinsic rather than extrinsic goals One of the biggest lies that Old Happy tells us, Harrison explains, is that the pursuit of extrinsic goals and external approval — popularity, conformity, financial success, aesthetic beauty — is the key to happiness.—
Nina Zipkin,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2026
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During that period, food manufacturers asked the FDA’s permission to introduce a new substance only 10 times, according to the analysis.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
3 Mar. 2026
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Exceptions were carved out for students with health needs, emergencies or teacher permission for educational reasons.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Mary Phillips is the head of native plant habitat strategy and certifications at the National Wildlife Federation.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
25 Feb. 2026
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Board member Michael Mellon pointed out that Elzinga had presented a certification of good standing from Lake County Republican Party Chairman Randy Niemeyer.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Open door.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/open%20door. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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