intervention
Example Sentences
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"I think the vast majority of people are happy about the military intervention because they have no other choice - and they embrace the intervention," the 33-year-old said.
From BBC
The act allows the president to carry out a limited military intervention to respond to an urgent situation created by an attack against the United States.
From Barron's
"By mapping both cellular and molecular changes, we can identify what drives aging. That opens the door to interventions that target the aging process itself."
From Science Daily
Health systems are encouraged to consider how access to healthy food, transportation and safe housing interact with medical risk and to design interventions that reflect these realities.
From Science Daily
The council said the new platform meant the authority would need to make fewer costly crisis interventions by reducing the vulnerability of residents.
From BBC
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