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Recent Examples of welcome mat
The welcome mat is out, but Washington isn’t stepping up.
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Zack Cooper, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2021
But with welcome mats rolled up, that is no longer an option.
—Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2016
But the Empire State is putting out the welcome mat in other, more positive ways.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 July 2024
The city has been rolling out the welcome mat for weeks, and even the dinosaurs at the Children's Museum are rocking friendship bracelets.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Oct. 2024
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Zack Cooper, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2021
But with welcome mats rolled up, that is no longer an option.
—Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2016
But the Empire State is putting out the welcome mat in other, more positive ways.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 July 2024
The city has been rolling out the welcome mat for weeks, and even the dinosaurs at the Children's Museum are rocking friendship bracelets.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for welcome mat
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“Welcome mat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welcome%20mat. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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