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intervene

[in-ter-veen] / ˌɪn tərˈvin /




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“Treasury’s objective is to build a system that’s more humane, that allows self service, that doesn’t require a collection agency to intervene and call every borrower,” Kamm said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026

Her work focuses on identifying changes in the brain that occur before Alzheimer's symptoms develop and finding ways to intervene early.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

She just wanted to teach Martin a lesson, but soon, social services intervene to determine whether the elderly couple has to be separated for Leslie’s safety.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

"We also need to be able to intervene earlier before haze pollution reaches Singapore. We therefore have to strengthen our laws, and we must act quickly."

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

When this happened, my father had to intervene.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba

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

Saroj is now demanding the government urgently intervenes and close HMP Pentonville down.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 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

Father opens his mouth to answer, but Mother intervenes.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

In her book, Diana wrote that she believes that Chad would have died sooner if Truman had not intervened.

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

Vrancken intervened on the touchline when it appeared that Magnusson was about to be sent back into the fray.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

In a message on X, the police said officers had "intervened early this morning... to put an end to these illegal encampments".

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Police said two people—a teacher and a father—heroically intervened to stop a 16-year-old shooter at a Bend, Ore., elementary school, saving others’ lives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

You would have failed me completely had I not intervened.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

The electric field accelerated the electrons and caused some of them to switch from one energy band to another, crossing the intervening gap through a quantum mechanical transition.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026

She recommended that the council appoint one of Raman’s staffers to serve as the district’s caretaker in the intervening six to nine months.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

If you buy maturity-based exchange-traded funds, you can build a ladder of the intervening years, but that means that each year, you have to commit to a certain amount coming due.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

ECB President Christine Lagarde has reacted coolly when asked about the prospect of the central bank intervening to support French debt.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Sesame Street, after all, was a product of the 1960s, and in the intervening three decades major strides had been made in understanding how children’s minds work.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell


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