accession
Example Sentences
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Bulgaria's accession will bring the number of Europeans using the euro to more than 350 million.
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
By the accession of Leopold II in 1790, an empire based on a “feudal hierarchy of status” found itself in the age of Romantic nationalism, democracy and “enlightened ridicule.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
Demonstrators against the Georgian government's suspension of its European Union accession bid have complained of other symptoms too - shortness of breath, coughing, and vomiting that lasted for weeks.
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025
We support Kyiv’s accession to the European Union and have welcomed more than 120,000 Ukrainian refugees—approximately 2% of our population.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
A somewhat more immediate influence was Aristotle himself, whose death in 322 happened to coincide with Ptolemy’s accession to the governorship of Egypt.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
