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access

[ak-ses] / ˈæk sɛs /


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It said it hoped it would bring it into community use and improve access to nature.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Babies born between 2025 and 2028 will receive an automatic $1,000 deposit, and account holders won’t be able to access the money until they turn 18.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Their enclosed channels can limit access to oxygen and nutrients, while friction against the walls introduces additional forces that influence cell behavior.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

"What the regime wants is to intimidate, silence and frighten society through such pressure -- by arresting individual journalists, seizing media outlets, banning news coverage and blocking access to social media," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

He wanted to call one of his Japanese chess friends for help, but Immigration denied him access to a phone.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Meta has pushed back against these reports, saying it does not believe that Muse accesses emails unless a user has consented.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 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

So, if you wanted to exclude Netflix, you’d have to know all the domains it accesses to get it to work properly, which isn’t always practical.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026

Ghasemi said he has been speaking with his brother in Iran nearly every day through WhatsApp, which his brother accesses through paid software to bypass the government filters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026

His preaching, with the new accesses of insight which now were his, more than ever exasperated his foes.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Rossiter Johnson

The Journal’s analysis relied on detailed Medicaid billing records that reporters accessed under a research agreement with the federal government.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

A woman was told she had cancer by a hospital employee who accessed her record days before she was due to receive test results from her consultant.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

The company added that it has no indication that he accessed the model weights that drive its artificial intelligence tools.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

A top-floor apartment was set up at the hospital, accessed by a long corridor guarded by Italian and Vatican police.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

I pulled up my indenturement profile, accessed my debt statement, and zeroed out my outstanding balance—money I’d never actually borrowed to begin with.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Users of the British fintech company reported difficulties making payments and accessing funds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Some companies have banned agents from accessing their platforms and behaving in this way.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

Dr Manjeet Shehmar, NUH medical director, previously said there was "simply no excuse for accessing the records of a patient without a legitimate reason".

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office, said accessing the device broke security protocols, and he wouldn’t open it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

“I should be in bio,” I say, accessing Justin’s schedule.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan


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