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[ak-ses] / ˈæk sɛs /


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The firm says it will refocus on its social media mission, which includes a controversial service that offers faster access to market-moving posts from the platform's most influential users.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

The acquisition would give Hanwha access to major contracts including some of America’s most sensitive naval programs.

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

He had complete access without the church pastor knowing it.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

“For us, it accesses a whole new market and really drives a tremendous amount of new reach that we weren’t servicing before,” said Murdoch.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 8, 2024

She now travelled for some years in Germany and Italy in the company of Benjamin Constant, who was the object of one of her numerous accesses of affection.

From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George

The mistake happened after a staff member carrying out maintenance accessed pre‑recorded obituary files intended for use in the event of the King's death.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

"A thorough investigation found no evidence of MoD data or systems being accessed, compromised or transmitted externally," an MoD spokesperson said.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Meta said one of its AI models accessed the internet and hacked a third-party service during a cybersecurity test.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

It reviewed thousands of evaluations where Claude could have accessed the internet from within or while interacting with third parties.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

When I accessed the planet’s colophon, I saw that Syrinx’s author was listed as “Anonymous.”

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

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

"Disc-based entitlement checks should not prevent players from accessing their games and this is by design," Van Vliet said, originally reported by The Verge, external.

From BBC Jul. 30, 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

What the API’s buyers get is the advantage of accessing those posts instantaneously, rather than waiting for them to percolate into the marketplace.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

By accessing, I learn that George has never been in a classroom besides this one, because of a fight his parents had with his older brother’s kindergarten teacher about her methods.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan




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