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gate

noun as in movable barrier at entrance

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Popes frequently condemned trade with infidels, but some Italians replied, “Trade should be free and unhindered, even into the gates of Hell.”

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He held the beach gate’s door and insisted on waiting with me for my car to the airport.

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Federal officials reported that homeless people were being coerced by demonstrators into rattling the gate outside the ICE facility, Portland police said.

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I live in a gated community, and there are about 5 miles of roads.

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One plane was taxiing to its gate after arriving from Charlotte, N.C., when it struck another jet that was taxiing for departure to Roanoke, Va., according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

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