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gateway

[geyt-wey] / ˈgeɪtˌweɪ /
NOUN
entry to place
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Wormholes aren’t necessary: the bridge is temporal, not spatial — and the Big Bang becomes a gateway, not a beginning.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

The M23 withdrew from Uvira - the gateway to Burundi, a key military ally of DR Congo - in January following intense diplomatic pressure.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Albuquerque, home to the state’s largest airport, is a gateway.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The day before the MV Hondius’s latest sailing, the crew of the merchant vessel gathered for dinner in Ushuaia, the Argentine resort town known as the gateway to Antarctica.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

As Estha and Rahel stepped through the temple gateway, Comrade K. N. M. Pillai stepped in, slick from his oil bath.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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