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gateway

[gayt-way] / ˈgeɪtˌweɪ /
NOUN
entry to place
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Under normal conditions, this protein functions as a controlled gateway, releasing calcium when muscles need to contract.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

But that gateway, it turns out, is more like a gate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Jebel Ali serves as a gateway to the Middle East as well as a transshipment hub connecting Asia, Europe, the Americas and Africa.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Though Thornton says on her website that the medbeds will be free, she and her impersonators also serve as a gateway to the many ways you can currently spend money on medbeds.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

To me, with my roundhouse, saloon-door, and river-levee background, they were revolutionary, my gateway to the world.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

He has tried to fortify the land, closing off gateways, putting in concrete blocks or piles of logs, and digging rows of deep ditches to make it undrivable.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

Nearly every system, from banking apps to payment gateways, relies on encryption to function.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

It reckons these facilities can serve as alternate gateways to Gulf Cooperation Council countries affected by airspace closure for time-sensitive goods such as emergency supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach share a space and compete against other global gateways, Hacegaba said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026

He didn’t know what that was exactly, but Vikus had mentioned it had two gateways to the Overland.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins


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