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If your machine does not have one, consider using door props or venting clips designed to keep the door slightly ajar without fully swinging open.
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2025
In business, especially during chaotic periods, the path forward may not require a moonshot but rather a door already ajar.
—Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Large west- and south-facing windows were completely missing their glass panes, shattered glass littered the pathways and doors stood ajar amid signs of charring.
—Marc Levy, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Large west- and south-facing windows were completely missing their glass panes, shattered glass littered the pathways, and doors stood ajar amid signs of charring.
—Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2025
In business, especially during chaotic periods, the path forward may not require a moonshot but rather a door already ajar.
—Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
Large west- and south-facing windows were completely missing their glass panes, shattered glass littered the pathways and doors stood ajar amid signs of charring.
—Marc Levy, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Large west- and south-facing windows were completely missing their glass panes, shattered glass littered the pathways, and doors stood ajar amid signs of charring.
—Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Ajar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ajar. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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ajar
adverb or adjective
: slightly open
left the door ajar
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