were accessing
- past progressive of access.
Example Sentences
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The employees clicked on a link in the body of the email, thinking they were accessing a legitimate message, according to the agency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2024
It said her allegation that private investigators were accessing credit agencies to get her personal information were false, arguing that journalists were paying for searches on the Electoral Roll.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2023
Few of the patients KHN interviewed could recall being told that they were accessing emergency services, nor did they recall entering a space that looked like an emergency room or was marked as one.
From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2022
Nearly 6% of women were accessing tertiary education in 2020, up from 1.8% in 2011.
From Reuters ● Oct. 28, 2021
But Facebook this month cut off researchers who were accessing Facebook data, drawing a rebuke from the Federal Trade Commission.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2021