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gate-crash

British  

verb

  1. to gain entry to (a party, concert, etc) without invitation or payment

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Certainly if anyone is going to gate-crash the established top six this season, Newcastle look like being the ones to do it.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2022

Spurs equalled their best ever Premier League win at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and will have real belief that they can gate-crash the Champions League qualification places.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 7, 2022

“But gate-crash? Never. That was a different time.”

From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2020

The newspaper reported, “Somehow, while dreaming or awake, they can gate-crash the time barrier.”

From The New Yorker ● Feb. 25, 2019

At Astra’s performance of “Aida” in October, Mr. Sultana managed to gate-crash his rival’s VIP lounge during intermission.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2016

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