meddle

Araghi said he wasn’t concerned that Israel or the United States would meddle in the future of Iran.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026

It was not intended to meddle, fiddle or interfere with internal domestic affairs in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026

It declared that the western hemisphere was America's sphere of interest – and warned European powers not to meddle or establish new colonies.

From BBC ● Jan. 8, 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

“I dont mean to meddle in your affairs. But I dont know what I’d do if anything happened to you, Jason.”

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

It’s saying he’s misinformed and fantasizing, not outright lying, as he meddles deeply in California water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2025

He has argued that the court meddles in his mandate and reminded the military that, in a democracy, it is subordinate to the elected government.

From Reuters ● Aug. 14, 2023

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

Sir Hudibras exclaims: "What perils do environ Him who meddles with cold iron."

From Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) by George Jacob Holyoake

As Chesnut noted, UFOs-as-demons is actually an evangelical idea from the 1950s and ’60s, and not something the Catholic Church has ever meddled in.

From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026

Among several accusations, Eubank claimed Team Benn meddled in his weight cut, branding them "ruthless" and "without restraint".

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 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

And Andrew wished the well-meaning gentleman had not meddled.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

Mel might be a disaster with her loud mouth and impolite antics, but her over-the-top meddling does her buddies some good.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Coogler’s recent deal with Warner Bros. to regain ownership rights to his smash hit “Sinners” was a boon for filmmakers who’ve long been frustrated with studio greed and meddling.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026

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

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

Marsha, still grieving the loss of her baby and frustrated by the meddling, reacted badly to the police questioning.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson