open doors
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Mastering English can open doors, but what if you wish you didn’t have to walk through them?
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
"It creates infrastructure for the UK Christian scene which means there's more open doors and opportunities."
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026
“That doesn’t suddenly make this market affordable for everyone, but it does crack open doors that had firmly shut when rates peaked.”
From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026
“Top schools open doors, but they don’t walk you through them,” the 29-year-old from Portugal said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026
Mary Alice and I watched them as they stood in the open doors of the freight cars.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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