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turnstile

[turn-stahyl] / ˈtɜrnˌstaɪl /


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"I never jumped the turnstile either. Let the record state!" he joked.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

A transit porter and motorman with the New York City subway in the 1980s, Mr. Naiden was active in a tiny communist cell within the union, endorsing free fares and encouraging turnstile hopping.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

Pasquini, whose causes include “Moms on a Mission” and “Housing that Heals,” told me her son, now in his 40s, has been through the 5150 turnstile 40 times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026

It closes a chapter on a very specific New York experience — the practiced wrist flick, the second swipe after a buzzer, the quiet victory when the turnstile finally unlocked.

From Salon ● Dec. 28, 2025

He paid his fare, pushed his slim body against the turnstile bar, and embarked on his adventure.

From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia

One morning, I joined a small congregation of commuters attempting to convince the turnstiles that our phones were, in fact, perfectly legitimate fare payment.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Joint lead bookrunner and stabilization agent Morgan Stanley adorned its lobbies, elevator banks and turnstiles with SpaceX logos and pictures of Mars.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Such a prolonged closure will send the more than 400,000 people who pour through the center’s turnstiles each year scrambling to find other places to swim, dive, play water polo and aqua-aerobicize.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

Visitors walking through Dollywood’s turnstiles often come with an appreciation for Parton.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

We linked hands and raced off toward the turnstiles, leaving behind us a wake of tripped and flailing normals.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs


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