grant/deny access to

idiom

: to give/refuse permission to see
He was granted/denied access to the report.

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The agency was the subject of a lawsuit over its decision to grant access to individuals' Social Security numbers and other sensitive personal information to DOGE. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025 For this very reason, most content filtering systems deny access to proxies. PCMAG, 14 Mar. 2025 These systems analyze behavior patterns and contextual data to grant or deny access to secure areas. Ron Schmelzer, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025 The two security officials were legally required to deny access to DOGE members who lacked the necessary security clearance. David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grant/deny access to

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“Grant/deny access to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grant%2Fdeny%20access%20to. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.

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