accession
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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
We support Kyiv’s accession to the European Union and have welcomed more than 120,000 Ukrainian refugees—approximately 2% of our population.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
The subsequent engagement was “striking,” says Frank, who explains that the large accession of daily menswear fashion helped expand the typical notion of Whitten’s brilliance being limited to costume design.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025
Austria faced near extinction in 1740 when Maria Theresa’s accession to the Habsburg throne prompted Frederick II of Prussia to invade and spark a war of partition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
The old-fashioned keeps of Arthur’s accession had given place to a gaiety of defence, now difficult to imagine.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing accession
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Lincoln Inaugural Address (March 1861)
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