open the door
phrase
: to make (something) easier or more likely to happen
—often + for or to
Her success opened the door for thousands of young women who wanted to play sports.
His experiences in the army opened the door to a career in politics.
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Amanda Fischer, a former Securities and Exchange Commission chief of staff and chief operating officer at the Wall Street watchdog Better Markets, told Wired that how betting on music streaming platforms like Spotify could open the door to fraud.
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Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
4 July 2026
Its seven- and 10-night itineraries from Vancouver will open the door to places such as Klawock, a still-under-the-radar port with a strong Tlingit heritage.
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Jane Wooldridge,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2026
The wild footage from Tacoma showed a crew of firefighters forcing open the door to the electrical room before thick smoke billowed out.
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Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
The reduction in duties could open the door for China to ramp up purchases of American soybeans, by pushing their cost below that of Brazilian supplies.
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J.d. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
2 July 2026
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Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
4 July 2026
Its seven- and 10-night itineraries from Vancouver will open the door to places such as Klawock, a still-under-the-radar port with a strong Tlingit heritage.
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Jane Wooldridge,
Travel + Leisure,
3 July 2026
The wild footage from Tacoma showed a crew of firefighters forcing open the door to the electrical room before thick smoke billowed out.
—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
The reduction in duties could open the door for China to ramp up purchases of American soybeans, by pushing their cost below that of Brazilian supplies.
—
J.d. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
2 July 2026
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“Open the door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20the%20door. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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