meddle

In Homer’s original poem, the gods hold meetings, argue, play favorites and meddle so routinely in human affairs that Athena is practically a second protagonist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Public policy advocates and experts expressed concern about state lawmakers using their power to meddle with local housing projects, especially when carving out exemptions from laws they’ve imposed on everyone else in the state.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025

It’s actually quite problematic that some perversely rich guys meddle in our affairs in their own way.

From Slate ● Nov. 19, 2025

But historic attempts to meddle with the infrastructure of European sports haven’t always gone smoothly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2025

“I told you, they will not meddle in human affairs.”

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

And in the brain, it meddles with connections between brain cells, resulting in “fuzzy thinking.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2024

It’s a Jane Austen-esque comedy of marriage in which a teenager meddles in her older sister’s love life while their parents look on in dismay.

From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2023

In "Sleepless in Seattle," a child meddles in his widower-dad's romantic life to literally force him to meet with a woman he shouldn't have had to be forced to meet.

From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2022

I’ve been on a bunch of different staffs where a head coach meddles a lot during game day and he ends up making it even more chaotic.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2021

And if anybody meddles, and asks you when he's coming, be sure say you expect him home to-day or to-morrow.

From Little Meg's Children by Stretton, Hesba

Numerous U.S. presidents have meddled in the region.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026

"He was well known for protecting all of his artists from the BBC executives, making sure they weren't meddled with," said Mr Baldwin.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025

Among other things, last week she reached out and meddled in a case over which she had no jurisdiction, plucking the matter back from the appeals court where it was properly pending.

From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2025

For a while CNN was owned by AT&T. I interacted directly with the CEO of AT&T, and in my experience he never meddled with our with our truthful news coverage.

From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2023

He then went on to disclaim that “any person who knew either of us could possibly believe that either meddled in that dirty work.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Some who want the agency insulated from politics hope that the geeky, introverted Matsumoto is exactly the right type of person to put the perception of political meddling at the agency to rest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Although 48% had confidence that there would be not meddling, the concerns expressed were still significant, Schickler said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

On the hard-news side, she bungled big moments like an interview with Vladimir Putin, who batted away her questions about 2016 election meddling with an exasperated performance of ignorance.

From Slate ● May 6, 2026

The military has repeatedly denied involvement in Khan's legal cases or meddling in the civilian domain.

From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026

“I’ve had enough of you meddling in my affairs,” he said.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez