outside the door
idiom
: outside a room or building, etc., near the door
standing (just/right) outside the door
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Video footage from the incident showed Padilla pushed to the ground and handcuffed outside the door while attempting to speak to Noem during the conference.
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Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
Environmentally friendly income source At the bottle redemption center near Truax’s home, Chris Grass waited with his father and girlfriend in the long line outside the door.
—Claire Rush, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
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.
—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
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Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
Environmentally friendly income source At the bottle redemption center near Truax’s home, Chris Grass waited with his father and girlfriend in the long line outside the door.
—Claire Rush, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
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.
—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
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“Outside the door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outside%20the%20door. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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