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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Moore confirmed that Gazans arriving at the aid distribution points didn't need to show any form of ID to get access to aid.
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Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 7 June 2025
International flyers also get access to American's Flagship lounge and a multi-course meal, pillow and duvet blanket.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Turley also testified that OpenAI had previously tried to make a deal with Google to gain access to their search data, but Google declined, seeing them as a direct competitor.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 30 May 2025
Early on, he was criticized for sending his team of DOGE representatives—mostly young engineers—into federal buildings to gain access to sensitive internal systems.
—Nik Popli, Time, 29 May 2025
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Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 7 June 2025
International flyers also get access to American's Flagship lounge and a multi-course meal, pillow and duvet blanket.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Turley also testified that OpenAI had previously tried to make a deal with Google to gain access to their search data, but Google declined, seeing them as a direct competitor.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 30 May 2025
Early on, he was criticized for sending his team of DOGE representatives—mostly young engineers—into federal buildings to gain access to sensitive internal systems.
—Nik Popli, Time, 29 May 2025
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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 12 Jun. 2025.
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