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gate

[geyt] / geɪt /


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Staff at a Fife landfill site had to climb a locked gate to escape a major blaze, a union has claimed.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

In Goonies terms, that gate opener is so complicated that Chunk would still be waiting to get in.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

The company hired 900 people in two weeks and reassigned customer-service employees to work as gate officers or yard managers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The distribution and marketing category covers the costs of everything involved in getting the gasoline from the refinery gate to your tank.

From Salon • May 13, 2026

I just groaned way down deep, wrapped both arms around the gate post, and held on.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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