intervene
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“Courts may eventually intervene, but 338 gives Trump broad tariff leverage in the meantime,” Krueger wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
The Japanese yen strengthened to a one-month high against the dollar, amid chatter that authorities could again intervene in foreign-exchange markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
"The only real life-saving treatment option once a patient reaches the liver failure stage in those diseases is transplantation. But if we understood why these livers were failing, maybe we could intervene."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
When it emerged that two of the killers, Jessie Cole and Albert Bowers, could be released early, there were passionate calls for the government to intervene and block those convicted of manslaughter from early release.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Ron looked around as though hoping somebody else would intervene, but nobody spoke.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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The Bank of Japan intervenes in the market under the instruction of the ministry to ease economic damage from sharp fluctuations in exchange rates.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
That pause will expire on Friday unless the Supreme Court intervenes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
We can see Houghton’s play in these moments, but then Alloway’s cheeky pop sensibility intervenes, the arch artificiality and ironic tone draining the emotional impact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
At several points, Ratner intervenes to prod Trump into sharing more about herself.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
Out in the yard, the two kids start arguing over the bubble wand, and their mom intervenes.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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Robin Brooks, senior economist at the Brookings Institution, thinks the “current strengthening of the yen has all the signs of hidden intervention,” meaning that authorities may have intervened more than they publicly have let on.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
Officers intervened on the A55 on Anglesey on Monday evening and temporarily closed the road, with footage on social media appearing to show a taxi being pulled over by police vehicles.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The national debt crossed $40 trillion the same week Treasury intervened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Huckabee said Israel had intervened at the request of the United States, its crucial ally.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Had Dexter’s mom not intervened, it could have been bad.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
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French police argue they are prevented from intervening at this point over fears of people drowning.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
I’m also a physician, trained in a profession that asks us to take action by identifying risk factors, diagnosing diseases, and intervening whenever possible.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
CIF membership has been cautious about intervening or limiting transfer opportunities for fear politicians in Sacramento might get involved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Congress established the 39% limit in 2004, intervening after the FCC moved to raise the cap to 45%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
We have previously mentioned the possibility of wormholes to get from one place in the universe to another without covering the intervening distance—through a black hole.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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