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open the door to

  1. Also, open doors. Create an opportunity for, as in Legalizing marijuana may open the door to all kinds of abuse, or Her statement opened the door to further discussion, or Dad's connections at the hospital have opened doors for Richard's colleagues at medical school. [Late 1600s]



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But some of Britain's biggest abortion care providers have expressed concern about it being rushed through without proper scrutiny, saying it would effectively rip up the 1967 Abortion Act and could open the door to a whole debate about a woman's right to an abortion.

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The rebranding enables U.S. law enforcement to pursue harsher penalties, and could open the door to drone strikes or other U.S. military action in Mexico, a possibility Trump has repeatedly floated.

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But on Bluesky, a user voiced fears that the technology could open the door to more surveillance measures.

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So this week, Senate Republicans, after some persuading by Majority Leader John Thune, shelved the parliamentarian’s counsel and rejected the waivers by simple majority, setting a new precedent that will expand the Senate’s target list of potential “rules” to eliminate by majority vote—as well as open the door to future whittling of the filibuster.

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Experts say the findings could open the door to more lawsuits against the government.

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