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[geyt] / geɪt /


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The best-laid plans can still result in visitors facing significant lines at the park’s gate and restaurants, crowded hiking trails and a relentless search for parking.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

One member of the media said they, having reached an entrance, were told to go to a different queue as there were no security dogs available to search bags at that gate.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

The SUV drove me through an airport security gate and wended its way past rows of planes and runways before dropping me alongside the American Airlines 737 taking me to Phoenix.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

The pros included a vast support network of friends and neighbors, 24/7 security guards stationed at the entrance gate, and scenic lakes, swimming pools and tennis courts throughout her development.

From MarketWatch Jul. 12, 2026

I’ve risen to my feet without realizing it, making for the gate.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

And, perhaps most memorably significant, the Trojan Horse is discovered half-submerged on the beach, and not outside Troy’s gates on wheels.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

And at O’Hare International Airport, American Airlines has been fighting tooth and nail not to lose access to gates in its terminal because of the Chicago hub’s potential to fuel its credit-card loyalty program.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

He was speaking after workers used a crane to remove the metal gates that had long separated La Linea from Gibraltar.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

Some schools say they are planning to open their gates late on Monday morning after England play Mexico in last 16 of the the World Cup, a match which kicks off at 01:00 BST.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

Ella heard Brigit gasp as she saw the gates to the Underworld towering behind them and their gargantuan deathbulls keeping watch on the line of those waiting for a ticket to enter.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

One resident also told the newsrooms that they spotted Paxton in the gated community.

From Salon Jul. 7, 2026

At the same time, the organization is racing to raise $10 million by the end of July to protect a swath of land along the lake’s north shore from becoming a gated community.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 17, 2026

“It’s a dollarized economy, Spanish-speaking, with gated communities Americans are used to,” Willis said.

From Barron's Jun. 7, 2026

Prominent West Virginians like Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and former Intuit CEO Brad Smith own homes in a luxury gated community on resort grounds.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

I walk, first down Massachusetts Avenue and then down Sixteenth Street, toward the White House: gated, fenced, and with a parade of protesters slowly circling in front.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

PSPOs replace earlier measures such as designated public place orders, gating orders, and dog control orders.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

The funds started gating their exits and giving investors smaller and smaller prorated portions of the cash investors sought.

From Barron's Mar. 17, 2026

The platform has “age gating requirements,” she said, and its marketing isn’t focused specifically on college students.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

And when loans become difficult to offload, managers may need to sell them at a discount or decide to halt withdrawals, a process known as gating.

From MarketWatch Feb. 21, 2026

One would think it’d be enough to kick the poor devil out of his prefectship without gating him for the rest of the term into the bargain.

From Haviland's Chum by Mitford, Bertram




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