as in welcome mat
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Noun
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The outside is built to look like a storefront, with wreaths on the outside, a welcome mat, even a lawn chair.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2025 -
The vast Saudi welcome mat—actually an enormous royal purple carpet—is an indulgent coda to Trump's score of recent economic successes.—
Paul du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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The University of Arkansas System board of trustees approved a new Associate of Science in Agriculture at the University of Arkansas Community College at Rich Mountain, effective this fall, pending approval of the Arkansas Division of Higher Education.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
22 May 2025
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One of the recommendations calls for evaluating who at the agency should control approvals of no-bid contracts — an authority that currently rests with Orso.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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Before they could be disposed of, Lodge took the remains without the knowledge or permission of Harvard, the donor of the cadavers or the donor's family, according to the U.S. attorney's office.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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Shadow on projects that excite you (with your manager’s permission).—
Dilan Gomih,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem instructed her department to terminate Harvard's Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Harvard’s lawsuit said the administration violated the government’s own regulations for withdrawing a school’s certification.—
Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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