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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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Last year, Anglo American agreed to merge with Canada’s Teck Resources in a deal that industry leader BHP tried to gate-crash.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 10, 2026

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

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