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intercede

[in-ter-seed] / ˌɪn tərˈsid /


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That is setting up a debate over when military forces should use AI, when humans should intercede and who should decide where to draw the lines.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

This is now the third time in a matter of weeks this Court has had to intercede in a case squarely controlled by one of its precedents.

From Slate Jan. 3, 2026

When special envoy Keith Kellogg travelled to Minsk to intercede for American citizens in prison, he emerged with Sergei, too.

From BBC Jun. 30, 2025

Travis County Judge Jessica Mangrum granted a temporary order halting the execution just 90 minutes before it was scheduled to take place after Governor Greg Abbott and the United States Supreme Court declined to intercede.

From Salon Oct. 18, 2024

Mary Rommely came over to intercede for Sissy.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

The new mission of the Slatest is to explain the biggest story of the day, but sometimes the story of the year intercedes.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2026

"Where this work intercedes is thinking about how to inject something beforehand that would help boost or enhance the amount of signal that is available to collect in the same small sample."

From Science Daily Jan. 18, 2024

"The longer that talks go on, the greater the chance that the conflict intercedes," said Henry Rome, Iran analyst at consultancy Eurasia.

From Reuters Mar. 1, 2022

A series of regime insiders intercedes unsuccessfully on Browder’s behalf.

From Washington Post Feb. 13, 2015

I hear my name and see Ayesha waving at me before her mother intercedes and makes her drop her hands to her sides.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

Legends surrounding St. Nicholas’ generosity appear in texts ranging from medieval manuscripts to modern-day poems, including how he interceded on behalf of wrongly condemned prisoners and miraculously saved sailors from storms.

From Seattle Times Dec. 5, 2023

After the parent company, the Stronach Group, interceded, changed track management and instituted major safety reforms, the fatalities were greatly reduced.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2023

While Burr's powerful friends subsequently interceded and persuaded state officials to drop the charges, their success had nothing to do with any immunity that Burr enjoyed as an executive officer of the United States.

From Salon Apr. 5, 2023

When an Israeli reporter recently asked Mastriano about his ties to Gab and his comments about his opponent, the candidate’s wife interceded.

From Washington Post Nov. 2, 2022

With a shrewd look at his niece, Matthew Wood interceded for her.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare

Dodie Osteen said interceding for those in need is a fulfilling ministry.

From Washington Times Oct. 19, 2023

The cornerstone of the college’s mental health initiative is interceding and introducing students to services early as well as approaching students directly instead of hoping they reach out themselves.

From Seattle Times Jun. 29, 2022

One recruiting pipeline has consistently filled some of our hardest and most important jobs during the interceding generations: new military members mostly come from military families.

From Salon Nov. 11, 2021

In that event, Verrastro foresees an international coalition, including China and Japan, interceding in the Persian Gulf region to secure the vast amounts of petroleum and natural gas that are vital to their survival.

From Washington Post Jun. 14, 2019

Aged about twelve, she may have protected Smith, but not, as he wrote, by interceding when he was a captive and about to be executed in 1607.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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