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interfere

[in-ter-feer] / ˌɪn tərˈfɪər /


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The county has failed to provide evidence that the quarry owner’s reclamation plan wouldn’t substantially interfere with animals’ movement, wrote Kim Freeburn, an environmental program manager with the department.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

Although prolonged inflammation can interfere with healing, a controlled inflammatory response is also a normal and important early stage of wound repair.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Industry lobbyists have argued that AM radio is no longer a widely used feature and say that it can interfere with the widening suite of technology installed in new vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

The adage that caffeine stunts growth stems from the chemical interrupting sleep, which actually can interfere with growth, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Him saying what he did about cutting anybody out of his will who tried to interfere was entirely unnecessary.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

That binding interferes with transcription of the gene, either by disrupting the activity of RNA polymerase, the enzyme that produces RNA, or by preventing transcription factors from attaching to DNA.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

Iran’s disruption of the Strait of Hormuz interferes with petroleum movement and fertilizer shipments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

And both have their reasons for rejecting science that interferes with their own interests.

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026

If investors conclude for themselves that having a high concentration of individual stocks interferes with their goals, they might forgo this approach.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

Like the dinitros, it interferes, often fatally, with the body’s source of energy, so that the affected organism almost literally burns itself up.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

But he said he denied acting dishonestly or having interfered with the administration of justice, and did not accept the report's findings.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

The reunited waves interfered with one another, giving the researchers a way to measure the extremely small difference in quantum phase that had accumulated while one part was falling and the other remained fixed.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

Notwithstanding the streetcar companies’ complaints that these efforts interfered with commuters’ need to earn a living, the animal-rights movement became an influential force in local politics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

On Tuesday, China's foreign ministry said its cooperation with Iran has "always been conducted within the framework of international law and should not be interfered with or disrupted".

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

A liver damaged by pesticides is not only incapable of protecting us from poisons, the whole wide range of its activities may be interfered with.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Monday’s disruption was the latest in a series of air-traffic problems in recent years related to faulty, often old equipment—or contractors interfering with it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

McAteer, an up-and-coming Belfast DJ who has played at venues across Northern Ireland, including AVA Festival, said she had repeatedly experienced people entering the DJ booth or interfering with her set.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

A small interfering RNA drug, or siRNA, “turns off” specific genes.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

But, she added, some things could be better managed to keep outside factors from interfering with matches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

That’s because minerals in unpurified water can attach to the metal surfaces and fuel rods in the reactor core, interfering with the carefully maintained reaction occurring inside.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland




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