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intervene

[in-ter-veen] / ˌɪn tərˈvin /




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It is unclear what kinds of federal levers Trump could pull to intervene in a state tax law.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

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

But people who are against the quarry's expansion said they want the government to intervene a until an investigation into the blast at Taff's Well is concluded.

From BBC Aug. 7, 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

The Germans hoped to win the war before the United States could intervene.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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

From BBC Jul. 9, 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

One-third of the nation’s coal fleet plans to retire over the next five years, unless someone intervenes.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 3, 2026

“Vegetables are good for you; your mother says so too. Have some more,” she insists, until Father intervenes and upholds my right to refuse a dish I don’t like.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

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

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

Bank of Japan data indicated that Tokyo may have sold almost $59bn of US dollar to buy yen when it intervened in New York markets on Thursday, before Friday's confirmed joint intervention with Washington.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

The U.S. and Japan jointly intervened in currency markets last week to prop up the yen, which had hit a 40-year low late last month.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Japanese authorities have intervened to boost the yen a handful of times over the past few years.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

Had Dexter’s mom not intervened, it could have been bad.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling

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

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

But divine entities stopped intervening in man’s affairs long ago; besides, I had the answer drawn and nocked since I’d walked out of the theater days before.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2026

But what alarms fans even more than nitpicking that exceeds the abilities of the human eye is how often that tech is intervening.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

“In spite of remarkable intervening circumstances,” I said, “if Rachel ever gets back to Bethlehem for a high school reunion she will win the prize for ‘Changed the Least.”’

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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