intervening
Example Sentences
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In Virginia, lawmakers must vote on a change to the Constitution in two successive legislative terms, with an intervening election occurring between them, she said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Another factor under consideration is the risk that intervening could raise protests from other countries about “currency manipulation.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Ofsted received more than 100 alerts about concerns without intervening before the homes were closed.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Barely had he unpacked than White was summoned to the foreign ministry for intervening in a case involving Jewish circumcisers in Antwerp -- a probe he called "antisemitic."
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
He frowned, watching as Ronny rushed toward the goat, but appeared to have no intention of intervening.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Vocabulary lists containing intervening
Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)
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Selected Short Stories of H.G. Wells
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The Martian
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