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gateway

[geyt-wey] / ˈgeɪtˌweɪ /
NOUN
entry to place
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Wetherspoon has just opened its first pub in continental Europe in Spain’s Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández airport, the gateway to Benidorm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Severe flooding has seen a library temporarily moved to a building that is considered a gateway to one of the most ancient sites in Ulster.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

"Modern hunter-gatherer groups often see caves as a gateway into the spirit world, and this may be why we see so many caves used for burial by Early Mesolithic hunter-gatherers in northern Europe."

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

A difficult final exam, and maybe another gateway to the postseason.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

At the foot of the stone I arranged the rainy armful of azaleas I had picked from a bush at the gateway of the graveyard.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath




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