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Discover LudwigThe phrase "at doorstep" is not correct in standard written English; it should be "at the doorstep." You can use it when referring to something that is physically located at the entrance of a building or home.
Example: "The package was left at the doorstep while I was out."
Alternatives: "at the entrance" or "on the threshold."
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Threats to mosques across the country, hoax bombs left at doorstep of an Islamic institution in Virginia, vile headlines, calling for registering of Muslims in a database, closing borders to Muslim Syrians but open to Christians (how will they know, I don't know, it's just wrong), demanding unwarranted surveillance of mosques (um, we are already under surveillance).
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