gateway
Example Sentences
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The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency said it had cleared more than 3,000 downed trees "because clearing trees is the gateway to recovery -- protecting lives, restoring critical services, and helping power get back on."
From Barron's
Food, it turned out, was a gateway into an entire world of alternative pet care.
Their home was saved, and an award of pension credit - in particular - provided a gateway to other support.
From BBC
The Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt is the Palestinian territory's only gateway to the outside world that does not lead to Israel and is a key entry point for both people and goods.
From Barron's
Europe enjoyed US protection from the Soviets for decades and according to some remains indispensable to Washington because of its geographical location as the gateway to Eurasia.
From Barron's
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