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Recent Examples of welcome mat
So, how do inclusive leaders committed to the journey stay the course when the welcome mat rolls the opposite way?
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Simone E. Morris, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
New Zealand, long a dream destination for adventure seekers and nature lovers, is now rolling out the welcome mat for digital nomads.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2025
The welcome mat in Asia is out, but Washington isn’t stepping up.
—Zack Cooper, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2021
More recently, Meta’s decision to fire its fact-checkers and welcome political content on Facebook and Instagram has put out a welcome mat for disinformation merchants.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 17 Jan. 2025
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Simone E. Morris, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
New Zealand, long a dream destination for adventure seekers and nature lovers, is now rolling out the welcome mat for digital nomads.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 30 Jan. 2025
The welcome mat in Asia is out, but Washington isn’t stepping up.
—Zack Cooper, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2021
More recently, Meta’s decision to fire its fact-checkers and welcome political content on Facebook and Instagram has put out a welcome mat for disinformation merchants.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 17 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for welcome mat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for welcome mat
Noun
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The bestselling book The Courage to Be Disliked reinforces this truth, showing how freedom comes from accepting yourself rather than seeking others' approval.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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The water company serving most of the Boise area just won approval to raise its rates.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
3 June 2025
Noun
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By mapping who has access to what and why, these tools help identify unnecessary permissions, enforce least-privilege access and eliminate redundancies (full disclosure: Gathid offers this solution).—
Leslie Milne,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Reddit sued Anthropic on Wednesday, accusing the startup of training its artificial intelligence (AI) models on the popular forum without permission.—
Julia Shapero,
The Hill,
5 June 2025
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“Welcome mat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/welcome%20mat. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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