interfere
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The county has failed to provide evidence that the quarry owner’s reclamation plan wouldn’t substantially interfere with animals’ movement, wrote Kim Freeburn, an environmental program manager with the department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Rather than focusing on a single cancer pathway, the researchers set out to develop a drug that could interfere with a broader control center involved in several cancer-promoting processes at once.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
Industry lobbyists have argued that AM radio is no longer a widely used feature and say that it can interfere with the widening suite of technology installed in new vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The adage that caffeine stunts growth stems from the chemical interrupting sleep, which actually can interfere with growth, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
“I still belong there, where I can be with her. When I’m grown up I’ll be able to look after her properly, in my own house. No one can interfere then.”
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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Airports close because ash interferes with aircraft and other transport networks falter.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Iran’s disruption of the Strait of Hormuz interferes with petroleum movement and fertilizer shipments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
And both have their reasons for rejecting science that interferes with their own interests.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
If investors conclude for themselves that having a high concentration of individual stocks interferes with their goals, they might forgo this approach.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
“It interferes with being nuts. Just concentrate on moving that Celestial bronze. Echo, you ready?”
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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The reunited waves interfered with one another, giving the researchers a way to measure the extremely small difference in quantum phase that had accumulated while one part was falling and the other remained fixed.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
And a good way not to be interfered with is to claim to be sentient.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
On Tuesday, China's foreign ministry said its cooperation with Iran has "always been conducted within the framework of international law and should not be interfered with or disrupted".
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Lin said: "Cooperation between China and Iran has always been conducted within the framework of international law and should not be interfered with or disrupted."
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
This one explored whether the task of driving actually interfered with the task of talking on the phone.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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One bill, dubbed the “No Kings Act,” makes it easier for residents to sue federal agents for alleged civil rights violations, such as racial profiling, unlawful searches or interfering with the right to free speech.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Parton’s manager Danny Nozell asked a judge to bar Seaver from interfering or disrupting business relationships for She’s Alive, an entity designated by Parton’s trust to oversee her business portfolio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
But it immediately became apparent that the video officials had made an error in failing to identify an offside offence by Fernandez, diving at the ball in a central position and interfering with opponents.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
A small interfering RNA drug, or siRNA, “turns off” specific genes.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
On another occasion, he felt at least a confused sense of shame when he found the smell of Úrsula on his own skin, and more than once he felt her thoughts interfering with his.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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