gain/get access to
idiom
: to get the right to see
Investigators are trying to gain/get access to his financial records.
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To qualify for Insider status, customers need only sign up, while VIB members gain access to additional benefits after spending $350 annually.
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Ty Gaskins, WWD, 1 Jan. 2025
Some of the predators try to develop personal or romantic relationships with mothers to gain access to their children.
—Jennifer Valentino-Devries, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
For $1,000, partygoers get access to an exclusive seating area, a caviar and seafood tower to share, a magnum bottle of champagne and a dedicated cocktail service.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
After several attempts to make contact with the driver via announcements on a PA system, officers used a beanbag round to break the glass and gain access to the vehicle.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Ty Gaskins, WWD, 1 Jan. 2025
Some of the predators try to develop personal or romantic relationships with mothers to gain access to their children.
—Jennifer Valentino-Devries, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
For $1,000, partygoers get access to an exclusive seating area, a caviar and seafood tower to share, a magnum bottle of champagne and a dedicated cocktail service.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
After several attempts to make contact with the driver via announcements on a PA system, officers used a beanbag round to break the glass and gain access to the vehicle.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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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 9 Jan. 2025.
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