intervene
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Isabel Wang explained how governments’ efforts to intervene and prop up currencies or hold down interest rates might have the opposite effect.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
Traders are betting that Japanese authorities could once again intervene to support the currency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
"The only real life-saving treatment option once a patient reaches the liver failure stage in those diseases is transplantation. But if we understood why these livers were failing, maybe we could intervene."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
A spokesman for the Eryri National Park Authority previously said there were "no plans to intervene in a dispute over hikers queuing at the top of Yr Wyddfa".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
When this happened, my father had to intervene.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
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The Bank of Japan intervenes in the market under the instruction of the ministry to ease economic damage from sharp fluctuations in exchange rates.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
The Economist's editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes questioned Musk on a range of topics, from whether he believed big tech executives should work together to tackle AI safety risks to why he intervenes in European politics.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
But it suggested that Beijing views an amphibious assault on Taiwan as risky and likely to fail, particularly if the U.S. intervenes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
“Real life intervenes for Kayce. Unfortunately it happens to so many of us.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026
Aunt Melissa intervenes, planting her body firmly between us and the agents.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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Initially, referee Craig Pawson awarded the goal but VAR Peter Bankes intervened.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
The US eventually climbed down from that position after mediator Pakistan intervened and called for more diplomacy.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Burnley got into trouble while attending another high school when Marsh intervened to get him another chance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
The Japanese government intervened to put a floor under the currency at around 160 yen to the dollar in April and May, but the currency’s slide soon resumed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Mark Antony would have taken his life if his friends had not intervened.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
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CIF membership has been cautious about intervening or limiting transfer opportunities for fear politicians in Sacramento might get involved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Those costs will rise, along with your son’s 529 account, in the intervening years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Those have included intervening in the currency markets to support the Japanese yen, a move that could in turn reduce pressure on Japan’s government to sell U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Mistaken identity: At the World Cup, the VAR was intervening on simulation.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
However, if that happened the intervening matter would eventually heat up until it glowed as brightly as the stars.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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