gatekeeper

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Along with Ticketmaster, which it purchased in 2010, Live Nation puts on concerts, sells tickets and owns venues, serving multiple roles that US regulators said had turned it into a "gatekeeper" for the industry.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

As court composer and music gatekeeper, Salieri has power and position.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

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

He replaced a worker named Robert Latimer, who had quit to take over as gatekeeper at the rail intersection in front of Holmes’s drugstore.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson