gatekeeper

Example Sentences

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AI companies vying for a spot in the Pentagon said Palantir has in effect become a gatekeeper.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Boshra married the son of Khamanei's longstanding gatekeeper and chief of staff, the cleric Mohammad Mohammadi Golpayegani.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

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

It follows a broader trend of airlines focusing on high-earning business travelers over casual leisure flyers, with credit cards increasingly serving as the gatekeeper to the best travel benefits.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

‘Hobbits! Four hobbits! And what’s more, out of the Shire by their talk,’ said the gatekeeper, softly as if speaking to himself.

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