open doors
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Educators across the nation don’t just teach; they shape futures, open doors and change lives every day.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 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
Agents surrounded the car, looking in through open doors.
From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026
"Initiatives like this open doors for people with visual impairments and other disabilities to experience and pursue careers in farming - opportunities that might otherwise have been out of reach," a statement said.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025
She has to shout over the wind, which blows harder through the open doors by the second.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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