intervene
Example Sentences
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Almost everyone around him is too fearful to intervene.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
But he also wishes that Veterans Affairs had provided more services, that the mental health system allowed family more opportunities to intervene and that law enforcement listened when he warned them about his son’s gun.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
Her remarks come as the yen resumes weakening toward the 160 yen level versus the dollar, a threshold where the authorities could potentially intervene.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The plaintiffs then filed a Hail Mary request with the Supreme Court to intervene before the D.C.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
When this happened, my father had to intervene.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
Vocabulary lists containing intervene
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