turnstile
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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
Pasquini, whose causes include “Moms on a Mission” and “Housing that Heals,” told me her son, now in his 40s, has been through the 5150 turnstile 40 times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026
His "grand role of chief turnstile operator" meant taking charge of the cash collected from the gates.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2025
And the Bear turned away and began to spin the handle of the turnstile again.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
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
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
Visitors walking through Dollywood’s turnstiles often come with an appreciation for Parton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
We reached the bottom of the steps and shuffled toward the turnstiles.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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