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gateway

[gayt-way] / ˈgeɪtˌweɪ /
NOUN
entry to place
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Marlowe and William Shakespeare were born some two months apart in early 1564, the former in Canterbury, a gateway city to London and Europe, and the latter in the market town of Stratford-upon-Avon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Abigail Wright said the series was her "gateway back to reading"

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

"Western Sydney is home to more than 2.5 million people and it's a further gateway for Australian visitors to discover everything our country has to offer."

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Under normal conditions, this protein functions as a controlled gateway, releasing calcium when muscles need to contract.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

There was shoving and jostling as if this were the ultimate haven, the gateway to life.

From "Night" by Elie Wiesel

Traffickers have shifted from major gateways like Le Havre in Normandy to smaller ports to evade controls, while airliners bring additional supplies smuggled from French Guiana and French islands in the Caribbean.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

He has tried to fortify the land, closing off gateways, putting in concrete blocks or piles of logs, and digging rows of deep ditches to make it undrivable.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Nearly every system, from banking apps to payment gateways, relies on encryption to function.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

TRPV4 is part of a family of ion channels that function like tiny molecular gateways in sensory nerve cells.

From Science Daily ● May 10, 2026

And through the arched gateways of many a palace Shasta caught sight of green branches, cool fountains, and smooth lawns.

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis


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