intervene
Example Sentences
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The VAR, Mike Dean, opted not to intervene for an obvious red card.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Navigating a transaction where no human will ever intervene is quite another.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
After she didn’t return to the den for several days and her cub’s condition started to dangerously deteriorate, the Department of Fish and Wildlife authorized the park service to intervene and rescue him.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
"It suggests new ways to intervene before patients progress to severe inflammation that can require intubation."
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
I was about to intervene when the brothers came apart and let out a doubled scream so loud and piercing I feared my head would break.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
Vocabulary lists containing intervene
Power Prefix: inter-
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