access
noun
the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance.
have been accessing
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present perfect progressiveof access.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The badgers have been accessing the graveyard outside Providence Baptist Church, in Woodsetton, through a public right of way.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2022
“People have been accessing mental health care a lot more now because of covid.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 6, 2022
“Trucks and heavy equipment have been accessing the site from SR 169 for many decades,” Lakeside wrote, noting that roadway improvements, including a new highway lane, had been approved by the state.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 17, 2021
The way people have been accessing pension freedoms is "very worrying", retirement experts have said.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2016
Scott Hausman, the former commander of the Pentagon’s office of combat climatology, recently told msnbc that people with “.mil” domains – official U.S. military addresses – have been accessing more federal climate data in general.
From MSNBC ● Sep. 2, 2015
