gated
Americanadjective
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Origin of gated
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A youngster walks inside the gated pool at Bell Mobile Home Park on July 14 in Bell, Calif. According to residents, the pool has been closed more than it’s been open.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
One resident also told the newsrooms that they spotted Paxton in the gated community.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
The rest is gated behind driverless testing later this year, paid passenger pickups before year’s end and expansion through 2027.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
A private real-estate fund managed by Starwood Capital effectively gated investors in 2024 after being swamped by redemption requests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
“You live in a mansion in a gated community and go to an expensive private school. What are the chances that we would ever have met?”
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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