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turnstile

[turn-stahyl] / ˈtɜrnˌstaɪl /


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

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 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

They managed to enter the main turnstile door to access the lobby but did not pass security gates that bar access to other parts of the building.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 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

As I went through a metal turnstile, the ‘person- counter’ clicked to a new daily number: 20,054.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

But while turnstiles spun — on Thursday, the club announced a record of 4,034,219 fans showed up this season to witness Ohtani’s greatness — everyone forged foolishly forward.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 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

"It was only when I got through the turnstiles and got the ticket on my phone that I actually realised it was real," added Carville.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

At the fair’s turnstiles even Holmes could not escape paying cash.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson


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