intervene
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State medical organizations, in turn, blamed lawmakers for writing ambiguous laws that offered no guidance about when doctors can intervene.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
Det Supt Gareth Gilbert told me children as young as 10 were being lured into gangs, making it even more vital that officers intervene early.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
He urges boards to review a few relatively immediate outcomes that may reveal whether the board needs to intervene and shore up support for the newcomer or look for an alternative leader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Police urged the public to alert them to more runaway seals and not attempt to intervene themselves.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
“Like the Sixers. So Jim asked me to monitor the contest, and to intervene if it ever became necessary.”
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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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
Saroj is now demanding the government urgently intervenes and close HMP Pentonville down.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
“Real life intervenes for Kayce. Unfortunately it happens to so many of us.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026
Aunt Melissa intervenes, planting her body firmly between us and the agents.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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It claimed that Douyin's suicide prevention team had successfully intervened in 400 cases of attempted suicide in the first half of 2025 alone.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
However, the auction house said the sale of the recordings had been suspended after the band intervened.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The U.S. recently intervened alongside Japan to strengthen it because of potential knock-on effects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
In 2017, Kremlev took over the Russian Boxing Federation, after Rubezhnoi personally intervened to put him at the helm.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
And then Joey intervened, looking as serious as he did the night before, after Chas backed down.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
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Although Harbaugh doesn’t see himself intervening on McDaniel’s turf, he does want to see improvement from Herbert.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Steer clear of constant checking and tracking or intervening These may soothe you in the short term, but can inadvertently communicate to your young adult: "I am not sure you can cope without me."
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
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
I’m also a physician, trained in a profession that asks us to take action by identifying risk factors, diagnosing diseases, and intervening whenever possible.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
Hateful was the look he fixed on Ged across the dark intervening air.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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