intervene
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In the Netherlands, police had to intervene at a mall near The Hague after hundreds of people flocked to the store.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
In November, about 24 hours after the couple’s baby was born, the attorney general filed a motion to intervene in the case.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
The case is not the first time Cal Fire has faced questions about conduct at its stations and whether management failed to intervene.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
Umer Farooq, an Islamabad-based analyst and a former correspondent of Jane's Defence Weekly, says there is growing confidence in Islamabad that Washington and Gulf capitals would intervene rapidly in any future crisis.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
It too was an unnecessary effort because Meme had no desire to intervene in her father's affairs and if she had, it would certainly have been in favor of the concubine.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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