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intervention

[in-ter-ven-shuhn] / ˌɪn tərˈvɛn ʃən /


NOUN
armed interference
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They offered to increase monitoring, change the academic timetable, provide a safe haven and change staff intervention processes.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

After a turbulent upbringing that included stints in prison, he turned to doing gang intervention work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

The intervention of Prime Minister Andy Burnham saying he was open to the UK apologising for its role in the slave trade midway through the Caribbean tour only intensified the conversations.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Page hopes to address that question in a future intervention study.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

For 2.5 million years humans fed themselves by gathering plants and hunting animals that lived and bred without their intervention.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

And we've seen plenty of surprise interventions where no player has asked for, say, a handball.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 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

Dr. Schafer was the lead author of two studies examining biomarkers and possible interventions:

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

But more drastic interventions may be required to put organizations on firm financial footing, said Michael J. Bobbitt, the recently appointed president and CEO of Opera America.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

They could see each other every day, without having to worry about the interventions of Minnie’s landlady, who watched them as if she were Minnie’s own mother.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson


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