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turnstile

[turn-stahyl] / ˈtɜrnˌstaɪl /


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It gets me through the turnstile without involving my phone.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

"I never jumped the turnstile either. Let the record state!" he joked.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

On the Grand Pier, they know a £2 turnstile and 2p amusements can still be too much for some.

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

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

I bolted through the turnstile and took the first train that arrived.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

The turnstiles will carry on clicking at the same rate regardless of his presence.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

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

Such a prolonged closure will send the more than 400,000 people who pour through the center’s turnstiles each year scrambling to find other places to swim, dive, play water polo and aqua-aerobicize.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

We linked hands and raced off toward the turnstiles, leaving behind us a wake of tripped and flailing normals.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs


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