intervention
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After a turbulent upbringing that included stints in prison, he turned to doing gang intervention work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
"A study that will withhold that intervention from other newborns is unethical."
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
A permanent genetic intervention may not offer that flexibility.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
State-backed funds have rushed in to buy, but the intervention looks more like a Band-Aid than a cure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
But she had piqued his interest, in a way he says likely wouldn’t have happened, absent her intervention.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
"What we cannot yet say is which leads -- and that question will shape how we design interventions."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
Gallant claimed to make various interventions on her behalf, including writing to politicians including Chris Penk, New Zealand's then-immigration minister.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
"Mayors will be able to choose where to target funding, for example whether to maintain funding for local transport or prioritise other interventions."
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
The findings could eventually influence how researchers approach autism diagnosis and the development of supportive interventions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
Constructive interventions would have been good not only for African Americans trapped in ghettos, but also for blue-collar workers of all colors, many of whom were suffering too, if less severely.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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