intervene
Example Sentences
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Traders are currently watching protests in Iran and a U.S. threat to intervene in case that unrest should disrupt Iran’s oil exports.
From Barron's
Video footage of the incident shows three agents approaching the group before one agent tries to take a young person into custody, prompting at least three demonstrators to try to intervene.
From Los Angeles Times
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled in favor of the Boy Scouts last year, saying that its plan couldn’t be unwound despite the intervening change in legal precedent.
The video cuts to three agents approaching the group before one agent tries to take a young person into custody, prompting at least three demonstrators to try to intervene.
From Los Angeles Times
As the VAR is operating to a higher threshold - clear and obvious - there are times when the KMI Panel will say the referee was wrong but the VAR was correct not to intervene.
From BBC
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