accesses 1 of 2

plural of access

accesses

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verb

present tense third-person singular of access

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of accesses
Noun
Latency becomes the new battleground The researchers say accesses that would normally leave a rack and travel through a conventional network could instead follow a more predictable path. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026 This discipline involves architecting the entire information ecosystem an AI agent accesses—codebase structure, team standards, documentation and institutional knowledge (the unwritten rules and patterns teams develop over time). Kevin Cushnie, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026 Book through various companies, such as Light Me Up Beach Bonfires, which will set you up at any of the nearby public beach accesses. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
This primary suite also accesses the large rear deck, which is about 40 feet long. James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 Organizations must extend hygiene to AI systems by securing training data, confirming model integrity, safeguarding prompts and outputs, preventing model poisoning and adversarial attacks, and controlling how AI accesses company data. Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 SerpApi accesses public search results, not Reddit’s platform, and public information does not become protected because a platform wants to charge for it. Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026 On Emotional Junglist, Nia simultaneously accesses a new, emboldened register, and pushes jungle music into fresh, vulnerable territory. Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026 Aura gathered information through its parental control app that accesses children's and parents' devices and through surveys with parents and children around the country. Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 19 June 2026 Greg takes Tommy’s advice and finally accesses his inner Rooster. Erin Qualey, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026 In response, Chief Ryan Kinnan said there is an ongoing audit of who accesses the information. Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026 Memory safety issues occur when software accesses or manipulates memory in an unintended way. IEEE Spectrum, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accesses
Noun
  • In one of the most anticipated regular season bouts of the Texas high school football season, eight time state champion Southlake Carroll aimed to knock off North Crowley.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Itauma had never needed to go past the sixth round in his first 14 professional bouts and tired visibly after taking command of the early rounds, with Hrgovic absorbing a barrage of hits even after being knocked down in the second round.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The nonprofit thrift store in Homer Glen has been about six years in the making and opened its doors Thursday as cars parked in a nearby overflow lot and customers enjoyed punch and cookies while browsing through the displays.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In November 2024, Kiko Kostadinov opened its doors in the Melrose Hill neighborhood, a culmination of long nights, short trips and expansive friendships that felt as if the city had chosen them.
    Michael Anthony Hall, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Leather Honey penetrates deep to protect new leather and rejuvenate dry leather and old leather.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The latter, on the other hand, has a smaller molecular makeup that penetrates deeper into the skin and provides longer lasting moisture retention.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Other foreign visitors have, however, been targeted in criminal attacks on Mexico's Pacific coast.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Even as crime in general has declined, the NYPD has reported a 16% increase in hate crimes so far this year, with Jews being the victims in more than half the attacks, officials said.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Coinciding with monthly high tides, the surf will create the potential for impacts to harbor entrances and channels, as well as coastal properties and roads.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The administration’s 79-page proposal for the 8-acre (3-hectare) park calls for fencing all the way around with larger gates at the north and south entrances.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • As Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, North Korea’s involvement has reached an unprecedented scale — marking Pyongyang’s largest foreign military deployment in its 78-year history.
    Glen E. Howard, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Heart Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for women worldwide — and risk jumps when a woman enters menopause.
    Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • These advocates, in many cases, aren’t concerned about those issues, and believe that if humanity somehow survives the AI age, we are headed for a utopian future full of abundant health and scientific breakthroughs.
    Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • An outbreak earlier this summer on the Upper East Side saw more than 90 cases and 11 deaths, which health officials found was linked to bacteria in some buildings' cooling towers.
    Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Now, not in pots as houseplants but growing in the ground on prominent public display, there are more than 200 accessions representing 46 species.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025

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