access
noun
the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance.
was accessing
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past progressiveof access.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The court was told at least one protected person was accessing therapeutic aftercare as part of the Northern Trust's abortion service on the day.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
Neither Escanuela nor Vanderford know what specific factors placed her on the high-risk list except that she was accessing county services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2025
A San Francisco federal jury in August convicted a former Twitter employee who prosecutors said was accessing private data of Twitter users, including critics of the Saudi government.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
The parallel that Congress came up with was accessing a computer “without authorization” or “exceeding authorized access” to a computer.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2016
Rehak was accessing the Internet from Long Island, somewhere in the vicinity of Syosset.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 6, 2011
