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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for welcome mat
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The optional add-on service will not guarantee visa approvals, and the State Department will name which missions offer it before launch, with any extension hinging on traveler demand.—
Matthew Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Yes votes for Measure ER, which only needs 50% of the vote plus one for approval, have slowly gained day after day as more ballots — and in particular, ballots from Election Day or later — were counted.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
9 June 2026
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Amir Ghalenoei, Iran’s head coach, added that some management staff, media personnel and an executive director have still not been granted permission to attend the tournament.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Used with permission of the publisher, Doubleday.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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