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intervene

[in-ter-veen] / ˌɪn tərˈvin /




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Meanwhile, county officials have stepped back — for now — from earlier threats to intervene and possibly force more immediate budget cuts upon the nation’s second-largest school system.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Britain's culture minister Lisa Nandy, meanwhile, opted not to intervene in the merger, saying she had secured "assurances and further legally-binding commitments" to ensure a diverse range of broadcasting and on-demand services in the country.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

He was able to intervene and force the man’s release only as he was being transferred to a medical exam.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

The two countries are expected to continue to intervene "intermittently in a coordinated manner for some time", he added.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

“What is this?” said frozen Mr. Flux, unable to intervene.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

Japan says that if it intervenes again, it will borrow from the Fed to do so rather than sell its Treasury holdings outright.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

"When one country intervenes in the decisions of another country, freedom dies," Petro wrote Tuesday in response to Trump's endorsement.

From Barron's Jun. 3, 2026

We can see Houghton’s play in these moments, but then Alloway’s cheeky pop sensibility intervenes, the arch artificiality and ironic tone draining the emotional impact.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2026

At several points, Ratner intervenes to prod Trump into sharing more about herself.

From BBC Jan. 30, 2026

Father opens his mouth to answer, but Mother intervenes.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

Burnley got into trouble while attending another high school when Marsh intervened to get him another chance.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

"This is extremely important to the PM and he has personally intervened to ensure everything possible is being done so that vile groomers are dealt with in the way their victims deserve."

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Japan and the United States intervened jointly in financial markets last week, buying yen for the first time since the Asian financial crisis in 1998.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

During one proxy-on-proxy conversation with a much older man, the bot’s human counterpart intervened: “Apparently AI doesn’t know the difference between 62 and 26. But I do,” he wrote before unmatching.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Granted, I wouldn’t be looking out at a quilt of sprouting grain as I survey my flax and wheat fields had my neighbors not intervened.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

Mistaken identity: At the World Cup, the VAR was intervening on simulation.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The question is whether we can last the intervening two and a half years.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

The problem with intervening by lending dollars to Japan is it makes the intervention less likely to work.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

In the intervening years, however, a cottage industry of compounding pharmacies emerged, including Ro and Hims & Hers Health.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

Sesame Street, after all, was a product of the 1960s, and in the intervening three decades major strides had been made in understanding how children’s minds work.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell




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