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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

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

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

I was all the time afraid she’d turn and look at us, but she didn’t, and then she was going in through her little gateway.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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