intervene
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State medical organizations, in turn, blamed lawmakers for writing ambiguous laws that offered no guidance about when doctors can intervene.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
Det Supt Gareth Gilbert told me children as young as 10 were being lured into gangs, making it even more vital that officers intervene early.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Katayama has repeatedly reaffirmed that Tokyo is working closely with the U.S. to ensure stability in the foreign-exchange market, reinforcing views that Japan is ready to intervene again as needed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Police urged the public to alert them to more runaway seals and not attempt to intervene themselves.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
In 144 school districts in eleven Southern and border states, desegregation happened in a peaceful manner, with no need for the federal government to intervene.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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That pause will expire on Friday unless the Supreme Court intervenes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
"When one country intervenes in the decisions of another country, freedom dies," Petro wrote Tuesday in response to Trump's endorsement.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
“Real life intervenes for Kayce. Unfortunately it happens to so many of us.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026
That kind of analysis identifies disparities in outcomes, assesses whether they are justified by legitimate objectives, and intervenes when they are not.
From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2026
Aunt Melissa intervenes, planting her body firmly between us and the agents.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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The paper says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hailed the passengers who intervened as "lions", and declared Machchhar a "true hero" of "extraordinary bravery".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
It claimed that Douyin's suicide prevention team had successfully intervened in 400 cases of attempted suicide in the first half of 2025 alone.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Days later, a top official at the Greek regulator told Binance that Lagarde had personally intervened to thwart the license application, people familiar with the interactions said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
In 2017, Kremlev took over the Russian Boxing Federation, after Rubezhnoi personally intervened to put him at the helm.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Char watched over him and intervened when necessary to save him or his victims from the consequences of his chicanery.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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Although Harbaugh doesn’t see himself intervening on McDaniel’s turf, he does want to see improvement from Herbert.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
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
Those costs will rise, along with your son’s 529 account, in the intervening years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
And no one is tempted to say Would you like paper or conveniently? because they can mentally block out the intervening paper and or, whereupon the clash between like and conveniently becomes just as blatant.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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