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intervene

[in-ter-veen] / ˌɪn tərˈvin /




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“When we intervene with the Japanese yen, I have pretty good insight into what the Japanese, what the Bank of Japan’s going to do, what Japanese policymakers are going to do,” he said this week.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

There’s also been speculation that Japanese authorities might quietly intervene again in foreign-exchange markets to further curb the yen’s downturn since September.

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

The service can intervene when developers are "unable or unwilling to fix" problems, but it only covers new properties purchased outright - not those bought under shared-ownership.

From BBC 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 didn’t intervene or stop them from packing.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

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

That pause will expire on Friday unless the Supreme Court intervenes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 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

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

Aunt Melissa intervenes, planting her body firmly between us and the agents.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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

Saudi Arabia intervened directly for more than half a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 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

The yen was last trading at 156.05 per dollar, after briefly reaching a one-month high that had been seen around the time Tokyo intervened in the foreign-exchange market in coordination with Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

At one point, Walter intervened in the matter and I was very short with him, telling him it was none of his business.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

The question is whether we can last the intervening two and a half years.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

The problem with intervening by lending dollars to Japan is it makes the intervention less likely to work.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

We scrambled across the intervening platforms, heads low to avoid another bump, dropped down to the aisle, and edged our way to a patch of light.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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