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gatekeeper

[gayt-kee-per] / ˈgeɪtˌki pər /


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The gatekeeper was the most commonly spotted butterfly in Devon and Cornwall.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Blackstone is placing an early bet on Huskeys, a cybersecurity startup building an artificial intelligence gatekeeper to protect companies from the growing chaos of automated web traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Other anonymous sources have described her to US media outlets as a "gatekeeper" and "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

Harry the gatekeeper also went out just behind them.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

"With respect to cancer, this will enable GP practices to go from gatekeepers to case-finders and will ensure cases like Beth's are dealt with sooner and not readily dismissed."

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

They are gatekeepers when all I want to do is ask a question or get physical copies of records.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

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

They were not welcomed by industry gatekeepers, whom they declined to name.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

The seasons, the gatekeepers of Olympus, stood waiting to fling the doors wide.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton


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