turnstile
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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
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
Michael added: "We're always looking for turnstile staff, so it became one of those things... it has always been part of our lives and really good fun."
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2025
His "grand role of chief turnstile operator" meant taking charge of the cash collected from the gates.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2025
Dad would’ve gone backward through the turnstile, then swiped his Metrocard backward, then walked home backward as he read the New York Times from right to left.
From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer
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
They skipped stairs as they ran between platforms, and found they could shave time at the turnstiles by switching from using their phones to physical cards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
She had set up folding chair next to the turnstiles with her mother and grandmother -- their beds for the next hours.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Morecambe kitman Les Dewhirst says he will feel optimistic about the future "when we get the turnstiles open and we see that first ball kicked"
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2025
He stands at his spot at the turnstiles, counting down the minutes until Disneyland opens up again, marking the first official day of normalcy.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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