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
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
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
The swarm of particles makes it difficult to get a measurement of the electron’s mass and charge, because the particles interfere with the measurement, masking the electron’s true properties.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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If an enemy successfully interferes with the transmission of this information, it can cause problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Disabling this protein increases fat consumption and interferes with the formation of new fat cells, raising the possibility of a different approach to treating obesity.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 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
That tort takes place when a person intentionally interferes with another person’s lawful possession of movable personal property.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
In 1801 a British scientist discovered that light interferes with itself, apparently putting the matter to rest once and for all.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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Researchers led by Lancaster University have revisited a historical account of a train delayed in Exeter, England, when solar activity interfered with the railway's telegraph system.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
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
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
I wondered how long he had stood observing before he interfered.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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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
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
She keeps interfering in a negative and controlling way.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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