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intervention

[in-ter-ven-shuhn] / ˌɪn tərˈvɛn ʃən /


NOUN
armed interference
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“We thought that the economy was so dynamic that it would fix itself fairly quickly. And we thought that inflation would go away fairly quickly without an intervention by us,” he explained.

From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026

A data-light calendar is in store for Japan, narrowing focus on the yen as speculation about intervention continues to swirl and markets look for a potential visit by U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

After an intervention from his lawyers, a second charge of driving without due care and attention was dropped.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

"In this case, any kind of intervention that can have a beneficial effect on health, you could potentially have a huge improvement in quality of life for the individual."

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

The same is true for the two baffling sentences I used on page 140, the ones about moderate drinkers and Serbian intervention.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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