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
As senescent cells accumulate with age, they can contribute to chronic inflammation and interfere with normal tissue repair.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
What right does he have to interfere in speech that is not his?
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
I ’member the boy closing Pap’s eyes and taking the saddle offen Spangler and leaving it in a tree so’s no one would interfere with it afore we come back.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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PCSK9 interferes with this process by reducing the number of LDL receptors available on the cell surface.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 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
“I’d be the kind of ghost that interferes with everything.”
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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As chatbots become active agents in the world, they will seek not to be interfered with.
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
But the new plan, issued in 2021, favored the ranchers, extending them 20-year leases, and allowed for the killing of elk if they interfered with cattle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
“Miss Debenham’s got nothing to do with this business—nothing, do you hear? And if she’s worried and interfered with, you’ll have me to deal with.”
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
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Monday’s disruption was the latest in a series of air-traffic problems in recent years related to faulty, often old equipment—or contractors interfering with it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Their findings, published in Nature, also showed that interfering with part of the process reduced inflammation and supported healthier aging in mice.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
A small interfering RNA drug, or siRNA, “turns off” specific genes.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
But, she added, some things could be better managed to keep outside factors from interfering with matches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
“You shouldn’t be interfering by taking him for special coaching sessions,” the man was saying to Frank.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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