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gated community

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noun

  1. a group of houses or apartment buildings protected by gates, walls, or other security measures.

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The firms that owned the gated community were placed in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Advocates say a 50-home gated community approved this week will harm bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

The Korean presence is a few dozen senior managers who live in a gated community they built specially on the outskirts of a village a couple of kilometres away.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

Brookfield built more than 200 homes in the La Vina gated community in Altadena, 52 of which burned down, Chief Executive Adrian Foley said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

This gated community has become a high-end morgue.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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