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The bedroom window is ajar, but maybe the wormhole sucked her up?
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 1 Aug. 2024
This is when the door is barely slightly ajar, instead of swung wide open.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2024
With a launching pad officially ajar, Wade followed with a 442-foot on a full-count slider to tie the score at 2-2.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 2 July 2024
The bear cub broke into the home through a back door that had been left ajar and moved to the kitchen where the suspect’s dog was resting.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 1 Aug. 2024
This is when the door is barely slightly ajar, instead of swung wide open.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2024
With a launching pad officially ajar, Wade followed with a 442-foot on a full-count slider to tie the score at 2-2.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 2 July 2024
The bear cub broke into the home through a back door that had been left ajar and moved to the kitchen where the suspect’s dog was resting.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 28 June 2024
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“Ajar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ajar. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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ajar
adverb or adjective
: slightly open
left the door ajar
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