gain/get access to

idiom

: to get the right to see
Investigators are trying to gain/get access to his financial records.

Examples of gain/get access to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Hyatt Zilara Cap Cana guests also gain access to the bars, restaurants, and lounges over at the family-friendly sister property Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana. Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2024 Enter that code in the app's search bar to gain access to the conversation. PCMAG, 15 May 2024 Participants will need to download the Planet Fitness app from the App Store or the Google Play Store and create an account on the app to use a QR Code to gain access to the facility. Eric Guzmán, Detroit Free Press, 14 May 2024 While many Western media outlets, with few if any journalists in Gaza before the war, have struggled to gain access to the territory, Al Jazeera has been recognized for its raw, searing portrayals of the death and destruction there. Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 12 May 2024 Alan Eugene Miller was set to die by lethal injection in September 2022 but staff could not gain access to his veins for the IV lines before his death warrant expired. Marty Roney, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024 An intruder was detained in Toronto on Wednesday after allegedly attempting to gain access to Drake‘s mansion. Zoe G Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 May 2024 A day after an unidentified assailant shot a security guard at Drake’s Toronto home, an intruder has been arrested for trying to gain access to the property, located in Bridle Path. Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 8 May 2024 Those who pay to gain access to the tools can lose themselves in more than 4,500 charts — each ranking as many as 1,500 titles — that cover 60 genres and span 270 countries, regions, and cities. Elias Leight, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019

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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 23 May. 2024.

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