interfere
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Albanese advises Bowen not to keep his phone next to his heart because "it can interfere with your rhythm".
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026
Puttnam, who has been involved with the school for over 50 years, said it was a "lovely job" to have and that he had tried never to interfere.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Dementia can interfere with eating in several ways.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026
The new findings suggest that Alzheimer's mutations can interfere with this process directly, rather than affecting movement only through damage to the brain.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2026
He stalks through the City and it does not object or interfere.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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The disease interferes with the body's ability to maintain healthy muscles, making effective repair especially important.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
If an enemy successfully interferes with the transmission of this information, it can cause problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Soto-Martínez’s office said enforcement under the city ordinance interferes with efforts to move unhoused residents into housing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
They found that excessive fibronectin interferes with communication between cells by activating abnormal signals through integrins, proteins that help cells sense and respond to their surroundings, and an enzyme known as focal adhesion kinase.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
It interferes, they say, and why take chances?
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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These structural changes interfered with the interactions between immune cells that are necessary to activate T cells.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
Instead, it interfered with how the gene's instructions were processed while still allowing some normal activity to continue.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
The men behind Gatalog and its sister site, CtrlPew, went to federal court in Orlando, Fla., to try to block that assertion, saying California’s suit interfered with their constitutional rights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
A fan clad in a midnight-blue Yankees jacket had reached over the wall and interfered with the play.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
We could not hear what Captain Mackay read of him; the damp wind interfered with the oration.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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Researchers have identified a protein that may play an important role in Type 2 diabetes by interfering with the body's ability to respond to insulin.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026
Policy analyst Mayala said Kabila's involvement could help Rwanda counter accusations that it was interfering in Congo's internal affairs.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
The spokesperson did not clarify whether Essayli was accusing Gonzalez of interfering with Saturday’s operation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Over time, these defective proteins accumulate, placing stress on cells and interfering with their ability to function properly.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
Never had he thought of his mother as a person, a separate individual, with a life apart from allowing or interfering with his own.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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