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portal

noun

ˈpȯr-tᵊl

Definition of portal

as in door

a barrier by which an entry is closed and opened the main portal to the estate is an elaborate wrought iron gate on the side facing the road

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Recent Examples of portal The Mensah-Toney connection is legitimate Darian Mensah is quickly on his way to being the Hurricanes’ third consecutive successful dip into the transfer portal for a starting quarterback. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026 David Zaslav, Warner Bros Discovery’s CEO (for a few more hours, anyway), has started his goodbyes, thanking employees in a video posted Monday on the company’s internal portal. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026 Procurement portals generate an enormous volume of opportunities. — Adam Feiner, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Applications for the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan are now open; Staten Island’s portal will open in November. — News Desk, Artforum, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for portal

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The captain managed to open the cockpit door, allowing passengers to enter and restrain the attacker.

— SAM MEDNICK, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Inside the cabin, extensive additional sound deadening in the doors, trunk and wheel arches means phone calls and passenger conversations are entirely effortless at highway speeds.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026

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Several of the game’s legends, from OGs such as Lisa Leslie and Candace Parker to current greats such as Wilson, didn’t race out of the gate winning championships early in their careers.

— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
There was an optimistic buzz on Thursday that De Luca and Abdy would also have gate rights on the Melrose lot, and potentially report into Kreiz, but that’s not the likely scenario.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

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