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Recent Examples of welcome mat
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.
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Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
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
Boston is set to roll out the welcome mat for soccer fans from around the globe for the World Cup, while the town hosting the premier event is threatening to withhold an essential license.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Pack also said there could be evidence on the welcome mat outside the door, which the person appears to have stepped on.
—Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
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
Boston is set to roll out the welcome mat for soccer fans from around the globe for the World Cup, while the town hosting the premier event is threatening to withhold an essential license.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
Pack also said there could be evidence on the welcome mat outside the door, which the person appears to have stepped on.
—Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for welcome mat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for welcome mat
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Researchers say the findings could represent a major shift in the treatment of metastatic pancreatic cancer if the drug receives FDA approval.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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But that agreement says that anyone other than the association needs to get city approval.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
1 June 2026
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Since then, the IRGC has charged tolls on ships granted permission and attacked any that tried to cross unauthorized.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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But North Carolina is a Dillon Rule state, meaning Charlotte can only pass policies if the state has given it explicit permission to do so.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2026
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“Welcome mat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welcome%20mat. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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