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gatekeepers

noun

plural of gatekeeper

as in janitors

a person who tends a door those who are hopelessly unhip have little chance of making past the club's gatekeeper and his velvet rope

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Recent Examples of gatekeepers Harbach spent a decade writing it; it was turned down by umpteen literary gatekeepers; eventually, one plucky young agent took a chance on it, and a bidding war ensued. — Malcolm Forbes, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026 Now in 2026, AI agents are becoming the Internet’s newest gatekeepers, and companies have to find a way to be discovered by AI before they can even be seen by humans on the internet. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026 Artists can now record in home studios, create visual content with smartphones and reach fans directly without relying exclusively on traditional gatekeepers. — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2026 Digital media seemed to blow open the gates that limited participation, but a new class of gatekeepers arrived. — Seth Ashley, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 The author behind the singular Elizabeth Zott returns with ‘Peck & Peck,’ a sharp, charming satire on the pretensions and perils of literary gatekeepers. — Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 Elsewhere, fashion magazine editors are no longer the ultimate gatekeepers of style. — Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 The gatekeepers who controlled which stories were told to the wider public are falling away. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 Trump’s order would have forced postal workers to serve as gatekeepers, deciding which ballots would be delivered and which wouldn’t. — Jen Fifield, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2026

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Shares of Kellermeyer Bergensons Services, whose janitors clean 2 billion square feet of commercial property every day, have been written down to nothing.

— Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Those excluded were primarily nurses, cooks and janitors stationed at state hospitals and prisons.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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The backstory This hotel was originally built in 1902 for the North British Railway company; porters would take guests from their trains to an elevator that led straight to reception.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Browns Brown ales and porters, while not as dark as black stouts, are strikingly dark compared with almost every other style.

— Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026

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