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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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Decisions about credit approvals, supply chain routing, customer interactions and employee performance are increasingly made—or shaped—by AI systems.—
Shiv Kaushik,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Between a landmark January 2026 study and the FDA’s first-ever approval of a medication specifically for obstructive sleep apnea, the science is moving fast, and the implications go well beyond weight loss.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
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The vessel had been stranded off its intended final destination, Cape Verde in West Africa, after authorities denied it permission to dock there.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC news,
18 May 2026
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Would doctors have withheld a relatively minor procedure that would prevent imminent death of a young adult with (potentially) a full life ahead because the proxy refused to give permission?—
Adam W. Gaffney,
STAT,
18 May 2026
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“Welcome mat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welcome%20mat. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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