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[ak-ses] / ˈæk sɛs /


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Bosses said they planned to use proceeds to help pay for an access ramp at the venue on Cornwall's south coast.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

McGurn also said the company’s social media platform is entering into an expanded content phase, referencing a new service that will allow traders will pay for instant access to the president’s Truth Social posts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Having widespread access to AI and gaining AI skills will smooth the change, he wrote.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 2026

Under the terms of the deal, Boeing would take a minority stake in Archer and retain access to Wisk’s autonomous flight technology.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

She will have to pass through heavily guarded areas to access the port, but no matter.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

In reality, as Slater notes, the demographics of who accesses psychotherapy show that the issue is often a matter of access, not will.

From Salon May 18, 2026

Doing so accesses the car’s maximum torque of over 1,000 Newton-meters—793 lb-ft.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 4, 2026

"Trimingham beach is a really remote location and there aren't any nearby beach accesses so they were put there to move things around like concrete, steel sheet piles and timber."

From BBC Aug. 26, 2024

“A private Gmail account — just because the employee accesses it from their office or their work computer — doesn’t become less private,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2024

Like Rabelais, but with the difference that his was a more poetical temperament than that of his greater contemporary, he has sudden accesses of seriousness, almost of sentiment.

From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George

“A thorough investigation found no evidence of MOD data or systems being accessed, compromised or transmitted externally,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Late last month, the FBI, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency all warned that cyberattackers remotely accessed online infrastructure for water and wastewater systems in at least seven states.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2026

The TBE vaccine is not available on the NHS and can only be accessed privately through specialised travel health clinics and pharmacies.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

The remaining two were only accessed in a "read-only manner" and were not used to help break into Hugging Face, OpenAI said.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

The tower was accessed from an iron ladder in the control room.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

The time restriction would be enabled by default settings on social media accounts for children aged 16 and 17, preventing them from accessing social media sites between midnight and 6:00 am.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Organizations interested in accessing tickets can fill out a form at la28.org.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

She accepted some people who would prefer to see their regular family doctor, but for others the convenience of accessing a GP quickly was a better fit for their lifestyle.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

She understands that children in dense districts face some of the steepest challenges to accessing outdoor play.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Some of the guys ask me about the game last night, and I answer vaguely, accessing the whole time.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan




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