access
noun
the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance.
were 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 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
“The overall decline … demonstrated that fewer individuals with a disability or very low incomes were accessing benefits,” auditors found.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2022
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
Mr Commaret said EDF was putting in place a framework for action to help its customers cut their costs and to ensure they were accessing all the support available.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2022
Google denied wrongdoing, arguing that the employees it fired or suspended were accessing files they should not have and had no right to dictate with whom the company does business.
From Reuters ● Mar. 21, 2022
