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intervene

[in-ter-veen] / ˌɪn tərˈvin /




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Det Supt Gareth Gilbert told me children as young as 10 were being lured into gangs, making it even more vital that officers intervene early.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

State medical organizations, in turn, blamed lawmakers for writing ambiguous laws that offered no guidance about when doctors can intervene.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

If clinicians can spot deterioration earlier, they may be able to intervene before a patient reaches the crisis point that triggers a conventional alarm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Police urged the public to alert them to more runaway seals and not attempt to intervene themselves.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Couldn’t the judge please intervene and have him transferred?

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

The Bank of Japan intervenes in the market under the instruction of the ministry to ease economic damage from sharp fluctuations in exchange rates.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

Saroj is now demanding the government urgently intervenes and close HMP Pentonville down.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 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

But it suggested that Beijing views an amphibious assault on Taiwan as risky and likely to fail, particularly if the U.S. intervenes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

“I think what Clara is trying to say,” Dad intervenes, “is that this could be a good opportunity for us as a family.”

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

However, the auction house said the sale of the recordings had been suspended after the band intervened.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

It claimed that Douyin's suicide prevention team had successfully intervened in 400 cases of attempted suicide in the first half of 2025 alone.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

With several powerful groups refusing to disarm, senior politicians have intervened and are now hoping to work out a compromise deal.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

It said its foreign ministry made dozens of calls to nudge peace along, and that President Xi Jinping himself had intervened with suggestions to end the fighting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Harry could hardly believe that Dumbledore would not have intervened if such cruelty was happening inside his own house, and yet there was undoubtedly something odd about the story.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

Upon arriving, the statues discover that Rome has undergone more than a few changes over the intervening centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

"Constant checking, tracking or intervening may soothe the parent in the short term, but it can inadvertently communicate to the young adult: 'I am not sure you can cope without me.'"

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

I’m also a physician, trained in a profession that asks us to take action by identifying risk factors, diagnosing diseases, and intervening whenever possible.

From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026

CIF membership has been cautious about intervening or limiting transfer opportunities for fear politicians in Sacramento might get involved.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

Still, in the intervening month or so between promising Lydia he’d do it and the show’s date, he’d had plenty of time to lose his nerve.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner




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