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[gayt] / geɪt /


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“I’m gonna treasure this forever,” she says, gripping the poem as she floats toward her gate, and soon, into the sky.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

“Can switching to logged-in only further gate the Reddit data? And does that drive any change in data licensing economics?”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

During boarding for my Southwest flight from Dallas to Phoenix earlier this month, the gate agent broke the news that the Wi-Fi was out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

When the truck wasn’t there, they would draw the heavy metal gate closed and lock it, or else pay a scout to sit out front watching, relaying surveillance intel when needed.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

She produces a set of keys with her right hand and with her left grabs a folding gate—how did I not notice there was a gate before—and pulls it across the width of the entrance.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Great America, the beloved hometown theme park for generations of Northern Californians, has announced there will be one more season of roller coasters and funnel cakes before the gates close for good.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

And now, a half-century after the original film's release, the story has opened the gates of Hollywood to Ippolito.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

Spurs fan Rosewen had similar views: "They can offer attractions to tempt people through the gates but we're losing sight of football and the importance of winning."

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

The hospital near my hometown was once a dreaded workhouse for the poor; my mother recalled seeing destitute children peering through its iron gates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

“A guest! A guest in my gates and I have offered her no refreshment!”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The residence sprawls 16,500 square feet and sits on 3.37 acres of gated land, offering plenty of space and privacy for Manning and his family.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

He and his wife settled in a sprawling gated community with round-the-clock security.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

What could have been a grand welcome has become a gated off, highly controlled space that now feels separate from the park and the neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Newbies will have to parse the gear thingy in the console, three controllers meant to evoke the gated shifters of yore.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

I find myself staring at a gated, three-story townhome, simply decorated in dark and white wood.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

The spinal cord contains "gating" circuits that normally suppress mechanical itch signals, allowing them to pass through only under specific conditions.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

“If these companies didn’t have gating provisions, this would be real trouble.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 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 poor fiscal stood gating at the vacant place where she had stood, as if the sun of his existence had set.

From Incidents of Travel in Yucatan, Vol. II. by John L. Stephens


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