turnstile

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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

“That number covers our fixed seating capacity and estimated turnstile attendance for nearly every giveaway game,” chief executive Erik Greupner said, “ensuring that all ticket holders will receive a promo item.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2024

“It’s set up like a turnstile to generate money,” Rice said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2024

When Diane Hirsh Theriault’s co-worker returned from lunch to Google’s Cambridge, Mass., office one afternoon in October, his work badge couldn’t open a turnstile.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2024

Beat Box and Boom Box ducked under the turnstile bars.

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