intervene
Example Sentences
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In several territories, including the UK, children do not contribute to this advertising machine but only since regulators intervened.
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A patient who intervened to prevent a bombing at a hospital has revealed he hugged the man who was planning the attack to help calm him down.
From BBC
The judge intervened to tell Burrows that he appreciated how strongly he felt about the case, but asked him to listen to Sherborne's questions.
From BBC
And, in the intervening years, excitement around AVs faded amid a general realization the technology wasn’t quite ready for mass adoption.
The kingdom intervened against the militant group a decade ago during Yemen’s civil war but later withdrew and reached a detente that lowered the risk of attacks.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
