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intervene

[in-ter-veen] / ˌɪn tərˈvin /




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The request for Sir Chris to intervene had been based on operational policing considerations and is "devoid of any public law wrong".

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

“There were so many people coming in and out. And even though I called the police, they said not to intervene, that they would come, but they never did, which is another problem,” Zagoury said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

The case has raised questions about how Xuan and Zhang were able to collect so many surrogate children — and what took so long for authorities to intervene.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Bitter rivals are forming alliances and executives are having to personally intervene over the scramble for resources to fuel the AI boom.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

She dragged her feet all the way as if someone might intervene.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

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

But it suggested that Beijing views an amphibious assault on Taiwan as risky and likely to fail, particularly if the U.S. intervenes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

“Real life intervenes for Kayce. Unfortunately it happens to so many of us.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026

At several points, Ratner intervenes to prod Trump into sharing more about herself.

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026

Aunt Melissa intervenes, planting her body firmly between us and the agents.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Several then entered, one spray painting an anarchist "A" symbol on an inside wall, before police intervened to disperse them.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

When the states couldn’t come to a new agreement, federal officials intervened in mid-August, establishing guidelines to run through 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Players from both teams intervened, and the episode was documented on video by the NFL.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Riyadh's military coalition intervened to support the government the following year.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Greasy Sae had intervened and sent us with our deer to the butcher, but not before it'd been badly damaged, hunks of meat taken, the hide riddled with holes.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

"That this coming event is worse than that, after three intervening global bleaching events ... is a terrifying reality," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

In the intervening time, a number of rebel tours to South Africa took place, with huge consequences for the players involved.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

FTC officials say Amazon has secretly inflated the minimum prices required to win ad placements, intervening in auctions to raise the price 70% to 80% of the time.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 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

Lawrence spent the intervening weekend at Oak Ridge, attending a conference of AEC laboratory directors.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik


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