intervene

She just wanted to teach Martin a lesson, but soon, social services intervene to determine whether the elderly couple has to be separated for Leslie’s safety.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

"We also need to be able to intervene earlier before haze pollution reaches Singapore. We therefore have to strengthen our laws, and we must act quickly."

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

"We intervene where we can. But, at the end of the day, it's your business. It's your charity. It's your life. You need to make the choice and choose wisely."

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Lawmakers could similarly intervene in local issues like public education, urban planning or policing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

These laws may have originally been decreed by God, but it appears that he has since left the universe to evolve according to them and does not now intervene in it.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

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

Japan says that if it intervenes again, it will borrow from the Fed to do so rather than sell its Treasury holdings outright.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

“Real life intervenes for Kayce. Unfortunately it happens to so many of us.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026

At several points, Ratner intervenes to prod Trump into sharing more about herself.

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026

He stood between me and every thought of religion, as an eclipse intervenes between man and the broad sun.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Wanrong shared Puyi’s enjoyment of these pastimes, and their snapshots capture “moments of fun and happiness” that show what might have been if politics had not later intervened.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

To seal the deal, Tan intervened with 11th-hour concessions, agreeing to higher interest rates and guarantees to cover an Anthropic default.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Several then entered, one spray painting an anarchist "A" symbol on an inside wall, before police intervened to disperse them.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

Players from both teams intervened, and the episode was documented on video by the NFL.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

At this moment, fortuitously, their neighbor Mr. Wilkinson intervened.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Their work could eventually identify new targets for treatments and lead to strategies for intervening earlier in developmental processes associated with autism.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

If you buy maturity-based exchange-traded funds, you can build a ladder of the intervening years, but that means that each year, you have to commit to a certain amount coming due.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

ECB President Christine Lagarde has reacted coolly when asked about the prospect of the central bank intervening to support French debt.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Upon arriving, the statues discover that Rome has undergone more than a few changes over the intervening centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Beyond them, above the intervening woods, rose the fourteen-story tower of Elstead.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley