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[ak-ses] / ˈæk sɛs /


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"NHS England is leading a programme of work which is already helping to increase the number of transplants, reduce variation, identify suitable patients earlier and improve access," it added.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Stablecoins can’t offer fraud protection or access to credit and rewards of credit cards, and Mastercard and Visa are now offering stablecoin-linked programs.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

After that, LA28 and the city would have access to a second, $270-million contingency fund set up to protect taxpayers, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

The Taliban authorities have ruled for nearly five years, according to a strict interpretation of Islamic law, and have taken steps to control Afghans' access to technology without saying why.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Would be nice to have access to the footnotes for everything that didn’t add up.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

Doing so accesses the car’s maximum torque of over 1,000 Newton-meters—793 lb-ft.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 4, 2026

So, if you wanted to exclude Netflix, you’d have to know all the domains it accesses to get it to work properly, which isn’t always practical.

From Salon Mar. 21, 2026

Ghasemi said he has been speaking with his brother in Iran nearly every day through WhatsApp, which his brother accesses through paid software to bypass the government filters.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 6, 2026

The government said the taskforce will advise on ways to make the tech sector more representative and "ensure the UK accesses the full talent pool, market opportunities, and innovation capacity needed for economic growth".

From BBC Dec. 15, 2025

Then he would be taken with accesses of howling, like to a moonstruck dog or a rutting hart on the mountains of heather.

From The Men of the Moss-Hags Being a history of adventure taken from the papers of William Gordon of Earlstoun in Galloway by S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) Crockett

The site, which can be accessed on desktop or as a mobile app, has over 200 million monthly active users, and is popular with gamers.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

I was using an open-weight Chinese model with its guardrails removed, which I accessed through a free account on an American website.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

"A thorough investigation found no evidence of MoD data or systems being accessed, compromised or transmitted externally," an MoD spokesperson said.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

It reviewed thousands of evaluations where Claude could have accessed the internet from within or while interacting with third parties.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

“Remember, Janna? How we heard him saying to McConnell that he’s got to make a new exam now that some kids accessed the site? He’s talking about these goons.”

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

However, the most popular way of accessing the company’s advanced AI is inside its WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram apps, where users can ask questions and generate images.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

The time restriction would be enabled by default settings on social media accounts for children aged 16 and 17, preventing them from accessing social media sites between midnight and 6:00 am.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

"But these schemes have also made it harder for prisons and probation to prepare people for release effectively and give them support with basic things like finding accommodation, accessing job support and so on."

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

She said people should seek medical advice as soon as symptoms appear because swab testing is most effective within about 48 hours, but added that accessing clinics was a challenge.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

By accessing, I learn that George has never been in a classroom besides this one, because of a fight his parents had with his older brother’s kindergarten teacher about her methods.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan




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