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open gate

NOUN
starting gate
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The inspector apparently wandered over after finishing a nearby inspection, walked through an open gate, and decided on the spot that he’d found a mine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

Mui slips through her open gate, steps onto a small driveway, and approaches her.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025

On video captured by a security camera at the scene, the agents pull up at the open gate in a white SUV and three agents exit the car.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2025

Deputies who took up positions in the neighbors’ yards then spotted McDonald in his backyard, mostly obscured behind the partly open gate of a tall wooden fence.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2024

Reporters ran for the door like corralled horses through an open gate.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals


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