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gate

[geyt] / geɪt /


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Initially, I was coming out the gate with “September,” just, “Let’s get this out the way.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Maybe it’s the airport gate before a long-planned vacation.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

On Tuesday, Keith Lerner, chief market strategist at Truist, shared an analysis of 30 major IPOs and how the corresponding stocks performed during their first year out of the gate.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

The company’s Helios system has achieved a two-qubit gate fidelity of 99.921% alongside single-qubit fidelity of 99.9975%.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

“If you do make up your mind,” Grandpa said, “there’s a halter hanging on the gate post.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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