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had been accessing

  • past perfect progressive of access.

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"Anthropic to close China loopholes" reads the Financial Times, which says that Chinese companies had been accessing Anthropic's AI tools with workarounds such as cloud providers and overseas subsidiaries.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

She added that children with mental health problems had been accessing healthcare at a later stage and therefore their symptoms were more severe.

From BBC Nov. 25, 2021

The company has been the target of intense scrutiny on this score, particularly since 2013, when Edward Snowden revealed that the NSA and MI5 had been accessing personal information via technology companies.

From The Guardian Oct. 7, 2017

He quickly learned that people around the world had been accessing the information, including students in Siberia who, through the U.S.

From Seattle Times Feb. 23, 2017

Many did not keep extensive records of who had been accessing their machines and when, which made the job of chasing the worm much tougher.

From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette