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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

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

Manchester United's club policy is that any ticket downloaded more than four times risks being blocked at the turnstile.

From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2025

I tap my CharlieCard and pass through the turnstile like a marathon winner, hands raised.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

One morning, I joined a small congregation of commuters attempting to convince the turnstiles that our phones were, in fact, perfectly legitimate fare payment.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 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

"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

First, he picked stations where fare-beating was the biggest problem, and put as many as ten policemen in plainclothes at the turnstiles.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell


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