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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

Levenson said it’s unlikely Hochman could intercede, however, if Ryan grants the resentencing petition before Gascón leaves office.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 26, 2024

My friends around me began speaking rapid Arabic, gesturing and pointing, trying to intercede for me.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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

In the case of a total lunar eclipse, the Earth intercedes between the sun and the moon.

From Washington Post May 11, 2022

"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

But when he said, “We will now pray to the spirit in our own words, for the spirit intercedes for us in accordance with His will,” the silence was broken.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Recently, the agency interceded on Home Depot’s behalf in a case pending before the Supreme Court.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

Instead, the governor interceded and essentially cut Peters’ sentence in half.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

Supporters rushed him and several screamed at him before Doral police interceded and moved him down the street.

From Seattle Times Jun. 12, 2023

He said a number of other employees had complained about Bing, and he believes Walmart should have interceded more forcefully.

From Washington Post Dec. 4, 2022

In his sophomore year, though, his evangelical a cappella singing group, a Christian twist on an old Ivy League tradition, interceded.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

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

From Washington Times Oct. 19, 2023

By contrast, Mr. Ruto’s party, the United Democratic Alliance, managed its primaries better, with Mr. Ruto himself interceding to appease some disgruntled candidates, Mr. Cheeseman said.

From New York Times Aug. 19, 2022

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

The knitters of Barracks 28 became the praying heart of the vast diseased body that was Ravensbruck, interceding for all in the camp—guards, under Betsie’s prodding, as well as prisoners.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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