open door

noun

Definition of open doornext
as in welcome mat

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  1. welcome mat
  2. approval
  3. permission
  4. certification
Noun
  • Panama, Belize, and Costa Rica, for example, roll out the welcome mat for American expats.
    Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Turns out, even a welcome mat can bring an unwelcomed threat.
    Karen Kucher, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of welcome mat
Noun
  • While these numbers underscore real risks, implementing these warnings would require Congressional approval.
    Jessica Dupuy, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • China has passed regulations requiring its government to bless the export of technology like TikTok's algorithm, meaning any sale would need the approval of Beijing.
    Bobby Allyn, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of approval
Noun
  • An asylum-seeker may be able to stay in the U.S. and receive permission to work while their case is pending, which requires them to show up for interviews.
    Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Tides turned in February 2020, when the agency received the federal government’s permission to use some leftover grant money to kick-start the project.
    Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of permission
Noun
  • Prompt Engineering was hailed as an emerging career (and certifications also emerged).
    Nisha Talagala, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
  • One Republican justice, Richard Dietz, dissented from the other conservative justices’ order to block the certification of the election.
    Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of certification
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