meddle
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“These are attempts to interfere, to meddle in Mexican politics,” Sheinbaum said at her regular morning news conference.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Araghi said he wasn’t concerned that Israel or the United States would meddle in the future of Iran.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026
While the authorities tinker with laws and competitions, they dare not meddle with the famous old Championship.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
It’s actually quite problematic that some perversely rich guys meddle in our affairs in their own way.
From Slate ● Nov. 19, 2025
“I dont mean to meddle in your affairs. But I dont know what I’d do if anything happened to you, Jason.”
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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And in the brain, it meddles with connections between brain cells, resulting in “fuzzy thinking.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
He has argued that the court meddles in his mandate and reminded the military that, in a democracy, it is subordinate to the elected government.
From Reuters ● Aug. 14, 2023
However, as Noah meddles in Howie's affairs, obstacles arise for the potential couple.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2022
I’ve been on a bunch of different staffs where a head coach meddles a lot during game day and he ends up making it even more chaotic.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2021
What perils do environ The man that meddles with cold iron.’
From A Little Maid of Massachusetts Colony by Wuanita Smith
As Chesnut noted, UFOs-as-demons is actually an evangelical idea from the 1950s and ’60s, and not something the Catholic Church has ever meddled in.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
Middle Eastern countries have long meddled in Africa, jostling for influence in the most strategic parts of the continent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
Among several accusations, Eubank claimed Team Benn meddled in his weight cut, branding them "ruthless" and "without restraint".
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2025
For a while CNN was owned by AT&T. I interacted directly with the CEO of AT&T, and in my experience he never meddled with our with our truthful news coverage.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2023
The dead Tenorio who had meddled with the fate of Narciso and Ultima would be carted away from our hills.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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Coogler’s recent deal with Warner Bros. to regain ownership rights to his smash hit “Sinners” was a boon for filmmakers who’ve long been frustrated with studio greed and meddling.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum accused the U.S. of meddling in Mexico’s internal affairs after a report about two Mexican governors who had their U.S. visas revoked amid probes into possible links to organized crime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
"I am against any country in the world meddling and exercising political interference," he said last month.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
On the hard-news side, she bungled big moments like an interview with Vladimir Putin, who batted away her questions about 2016 election meddling with an exasperated performance of ignorance.
From Slate ● May 6, 2026
But she wasn’t certain that it was third or not because Sula was acting up, fretting the deweys and meddling the newly married couple.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
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