gain/get access to
idiom
: to get the right to see
Investigators are trying to gain/get access to his financial records.
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Part-time workers have struggled to gain access to retirement savings.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
In many states, including California, Kentucky and Virginia, adult adoptees must secure a court order or permission from their adoptive parents in order to gain access to certain adoption papers.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 19 Apr. 2025
The advanced search would require a Customs officer to use external equipment to gain access to the device and review, copy and analyze its content.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
As Easter weekend provides more time off for a lot of people, this could be perfect timing to get access to a new library of content to stream.
—Alexander Cox, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
In many states, including California, Kentucky and Virginia, adult adoptees must secure a court order or permission from their adoptive parents in order to gain access to certain adoption papers.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 19 Apr. 2025
The advanced search would require a Customs officer to use external equipment to gain access to the device and review, copy and analyze its content.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
As Easter weekend provides more time off for a lot of people, this could be perfect timing to get access to a new library of content to stream.
—Alexander Cox, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gain/get access to
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“Gain/get access to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gain%2Fget%20access%20to. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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