noun
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a step in front of a door
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very close or accessible
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informal a thick slice of bread
verb
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to canvass (a district) or interview (a member of the public) by or in the course of door-to-door visiting
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(of a journalist) to wait outside the house of (someone) to obtain an interview, photograph, etc when he or she emerges
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Etymology
Origin of doorstep
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Its 4.3% retreat on Thursday to 11,8767.50 left it on the doorstep of the 11,707.78 closing level that would confirm a bear market, defined as a pullback of at least 20% from a previous peak.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
During an interview with the Journal in late June, a delivery of fresh meals arrived at her doorstep, the same ones Johnson tweeted about that day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Beijing was initially dismayed by the coup that triggered chaos on its doorstep, analysts said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
"I can't believe anyone would think it is appropriate to build a data centre the same size as our village on our doorstep," she said.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
And a couple days after that Jack had showed up on her doorstep and handed her his most prized possession, a baseball signed by Joe Mauer.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
Across the world, policymakers living the real-world impact of a war on their doorsteps took a much more sober view of developments.
From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026
Amazon recently acquired a Swiss startup called Rivr, which is building four-legged robots that could drop packages off on doorsteps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
She said Labour had heard "the frustration on doorsteps" and insisted the party was "listening, we are learning the lessons and we will be come back stronger".
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2025
The group has put child care workers who are not leaving their homes in touch with an organization called Food Justice DMV that is delivering meals to their doorsteps.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2025
Farmers at work in their fields crumpled to their hands and knees and groped aimlessly about, unable to find their way to their own doorsteps.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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