accession
Example Sentences
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When Iceland's accession negotiations were paused, 27 of the 33 chapters had been opened, and 11 had been concluded, according to the government.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
It also nods at eventual Ukrainian accession to the European Union.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
By the accession of Leopold II in 1790, an empire based on a “feudal hierarchy of status” found itself in the age of Romantic nationalism, democracy and “enlightened ridicule.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
Demonstrators against the Georgian government's suspension of its European Union accession bid have complained of other symptoms too - shortness of breath, coughing, and vomiting that lasted for weeks.
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2025
Emma spoke her pity so very kindly, that with a sudden accession of gay thought, he cried,
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
