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Recent Examples of welcome mat
The welcome mat in Asia is out, but Washington isn’t stepping up.
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Zack Cooper, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2021
More recently, Meta’s decision to fire its fact-checkers and welcome political content on Facebook and Instagram has put out a welcome mat for disinformation merchants.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 17 Jan. 2025
Outdoor welcome mat: on sale for $24.98 Original price: $34.99
(Amazon)
Get rid of old doormats and replace them with a dirt-trapping outdoor welcome mat.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
Trump International Airport could soon serve as the welcome mat for visitors to Nashville.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
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Zack Cooper, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2021
More recently, Meta’s decision to fire its fact-checkers and welcome political content on Facebook and Instagram has put out a welcome mat for disinformation merchants.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 17 Jan. 2025
Outdoor welcome mat: on sale for $24.98 Original price: $34.99
(Amazon)
Get rid of old doormats and replace them with a dirt-trapping outdoor welcome mat.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
Trump International Airport could soon serve as the welcome mat for visitors to Nashville.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for welcome mat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for welcome mat
Noun
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Across the board, the majority of polls show Trump's approval hovering between 30 percent and 40 percent, with disapproval frequently exceeding 60 percent.—
Mark Weinstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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Similarly, his approval is down to 14% from 19% among Black voters, and down to 29% from 47% among Asian American voters — a particularly large drop that could be attributed to a small sample size for the subgroup, Kiley said.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Now, Attorney General Pam Bondi has rescinded the Garland policy — which was widely considered a win for the protection of the free press — and granted permission to federal investigators to once again pursue communications from journalists during government leak investigations.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2025
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Closing off access to beaches in the area has required SpaceX to inform and attain permission from authorities in Cameron County, the southernmost county in Texas.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Welcome mat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welcome%20mat. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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