gatekeeper
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Here is what you need to know about the Trump assistant who has been called both a "gatekeeper" and a "comfort blanket".
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
In findings published in Science Advances, the team showed that the MPS acts as a physical gatekeeper for nearly every major type of endocytosis.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
"The visa system is the invisible gatekeeper of the World Cup," Atallah says.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
He soon became his grandfather’s shadow, the gatekeeper who holds Raúl Castro’s telephone, passing or not passing messages and documents along.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
Harry the gatekeeper also went out just behind them.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
And while I understand not wanting to give fashion gatekeepers the benefit of the doubt, it’s positively stupefying to me that anyone could read that and think, “This is a huge mistake.”
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
The pop move was muttered over and seen by gatekeepers as a rejection of Southern-based authenticity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
It urged cinemas to "act as gatekeepers for the audience, and clearly reject films that are obviously not up to standard instead of letting films like Niu Lai run rampant".
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
When I moved to New York 11 years ago, brokers were the gatekeepers of some of the best apartments.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
The gates were closed at nightfall; but just inside them were small lodges for the gatekeepers.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
