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gatekeeper

[geyt-kee-per] / ˈgeɪtˌki pər /


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Other anonymous sources have described her to US media outlets as a "gatekeeper" and "comfort blanket".

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

In findings published in Science Advances, the team showed that the MPS acts as a physical gatekeeper for nearly every major type of endocytosis.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

This lone holdout is clarifying: If one index gatekeeper could keep its standards, the others didn’t have to lower theirs.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

"The visa system is the invisible gatekeeper of the World Cup," Atallah says.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2026

He replaced a worker named Robert Latimer, who had quit to take over as gatekeeper at the rail intersection in front of Holmes’s drugstore.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

And while I understand not wanting to give fashion gatekeepers the benefit of the doubt, it’s positively stupefying to me that anyone could read that and think, “This is a huge mistake.”

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

The pop move was muttered over and seen by gatekeepers as a rejection of Southern-based authenticity.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

It urged cinemas to "act as gatekeepers for the audience, and clearly reject films that are obviously not up to standard instead of letting films like Niu Lai run rampant".

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

When I moved to New York 11 years ago, brokers were the gatekeepers of some of the best apartments.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

But I think they're really there to look out for the block, for the whole hood, like gatekeepers.

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi




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