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
Although the policy was intended to encourage friendly interactions, Coles argues that such requirements can interfere with people's ability to express their emotions naturally.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026
Second, internal electric fields interfere with the material's polarization until it can no longer be maintained.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 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
Shoes would interfere with her conversation, for she constantly addresses the ground under her feet.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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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
Lower light exposure reduces the possibility of photodamage, which occurs when the light used for imaging harms living cells or interferes with their normal functions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
If, however, something destroys this enzyme or interferes with its action, the person exposed to malathion receives the full force of the poison.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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A jury in Massachusetts’ Suffolk County Superior Court on Friday said that Sabatini proved that Knouse defamed him, and that she interfered with his work contracts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 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
As a result, the two paths interfered destructively, meaning their quantum contributions canceled each other out.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 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
Most of them were merchants who saw the war as an annoyance that interfered with trade.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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By interfering with this process, pantethine may help reduce the excessive immune activity responsible for psoriasis and potentially other autoimmune diseases.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026
I didn’t want anything interfering with what I wanted to do or where I needed to be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 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
“We’re interfering with the cell’s recycling machinery that’s important in all of our healthy cells,” said Dr. Julie Gralow, chief medical officer of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
A judge had agreed and issued an order preventing Mrs. Thomason and her mothers’ group from interfering.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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