gatekeeper

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China used to be a growth market for Hollywood but is now better understood as a gatekeeper — a market that can determine whether a movie becomes a true global phenomenon.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

S&P Dow Jones Indices, which is the gatekeeper for the S&P 500, doesn’t say why companies are included or not in its indexes.

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

Mr. Howard has come to biography writing after a distinguished career in publishing at Doubleday Books, and he discourses with knowledge and zeal about Cowley’s second act as a revivalist and gatekeeper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Along with its subsidiary, Ticketmaster, Live Nation puts on concerts, sells tickets and owns venues, serving multiple roles that the Department of Justice said had turned it into a "gatekeeper" for the industry.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025

Harry the gatekeeper also went out just behind them.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien