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intervene

[in-ter-veen] / ˌɪn tərˈvin /




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Major changes to protest law in the last three years mean officers can now intervene more quickly to end demonstrations that block critical national infrastructure, such as roads to ports.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

The Japanese yen strengthened to a one-month high against the dollar, amid chatter that authorities could again intervene in foreign-exchange markets.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

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

After retiring, Dean said in an interview that he did not intervene because he wanted to save referee Anthony Taylor from extra "grief".

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

I decided to intervene before this giant swatted us with his shovel.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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

"When one country intervenes in the decisions of another country, freedom dies," Petro wrote Tuesday in response to Trump's endorsement.

From Barron's Jun. 3, 2026

We can see Houghton’s play in these moments, but then Alloway’s cheeky pop sensibility intervenes, the arch artificiality and ironic tone draining the emotional impact.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2026

That kind of analysis identifies disparities in outcomes, assesses whether they are justified by legitimate objectives, and intervenes when they are not.

From Salon Jan. 22, 2026

The legal aid division of the Baton Rouge Bar Association intervenes on her behalf, and Joey’s many supporters flood government offices in protest.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

However, Sirisena personally intervened and granted Gnanasara a presidential pardon in 2019 after the monk had served less than a year of his sentence.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

After 50 hours of work, the AI had made enough progress on a problem related to Navier-Stokes that the humans intervened.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Robin Brooks, senior economist at the Brookings Institution, thinks the “current strengthening of the yen has all the signs of hidden intervention,” meaning that authorities may have intervened more than they publicly have let on.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

Initially, referee Craig Pawson awarded the goal but VAR Peter Bankes intervened.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Greasy Sae had intervened and sent us with our deer to the butcher, but not before it'd been badly damaged, hunks of meat taken, the hide riddled with holes.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

FTC officials say Amazon has secretly inflated the minimum prices required to win ad placements, intervening in auctions to raise the price 70% to 80% of the time.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

According to other activists who witnessed what happened, Palestinian children were playing football when children from settler families started intervening.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

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 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

If one joins the boxes together and removes the intervening wall, the oxygen and the nitrogen molecules will start to mix.

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




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