gain access
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One, shared by cybersecurity researcher Dark Web Informer on X, showed someone searching for the username of an account they wished to gain access to as part of Instagram's recovery process.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Carpenter said that when Applegate couldn’t gain access, he knocked on the door as well as rang the doorbell.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
The researchers wrote software that links together two bugs and a handful of techniques to corrupt the Mac’s memory and then gain access to parts of the device that should be inaccessible.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
OpenAI has forged close ties with companies to secure funding and gain access to computing resources, which are essential for training AI systems and providing answers to queries and executing user requests.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
“Mr. Peckleman, please approach the bench, which, in this instance, is actually a desk. Let me see the library card you used to gain access to Community Meeting Room B.”
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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