outside the door
idiom
: outside a room or building, etc., near the door
standing (just/right) outside the door
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Being in the heart of a city with academia and industry outside the door has been an asset to GISS, according to Hansen and others.
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Christopher Cokinos, Scientific American, 28 May 2025
Bags usually need to be outside the door by midnight, Myatt said.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
The bar looks like the interior of an ocean liner, a nod to the waterfront that was just outside the door when the stones on the street were laid centuries ago.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
When the seniors arrived at Whittier, they were greeted outside the door by Amber Sanchez, a paraprofessional.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
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Christopher Cokinos, Scientific American, 28 May 2025
Bags usually need to be outside the door by midnight, Myatt said.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
The bar looks like the interior of an ocean liner, a nod to the waterfront that was just outside the door when the stones on the street were laid centuries ago.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
When the seniors arrived at Whittier, they were greeted outside the door by Amber Sanchez, a paraprofessional.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
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“Outside the door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outside%20the%20door. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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