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interfere

[in-ter-feer] / ˌɪn tərˈfɪər /


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Irregularities in the implosion can interfere with the compression process and weaken the resulting fusion reaction.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

"If visitors follow our advice and do not feed or interfere with the deer, it is highly unlikely that they will exhibit this type of behaviour."

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Solicitor General D. John Sauer told the court the project is already 65% complete and argued that stopping construction would interfere with security improvements at the White House.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

“These are attempts to interfere, to meddle in Mexican politics,” Sheinbaum said at her regular morning news conference.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

“I’m sorry, La. I don’t mean to keep pushing this, but I need to know with one hundred percent certainty that you understand the situation and that you will not interfere with the gold Flash.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

And both have their reasons for rejecting science that interferes with their own interests.

From Salon Aug. 13, 2026

If investors conclude for themselves that having a high concentration of individual stocks interferes with their goals, they might forgo this approach.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

If the weather interferes with your chances of seeing the Strawberry Moon tonight, do not worry as there are more opportunities to see full Moons this summer.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

The researchers found that chlorpyrifos interferes with a process known as autophagy.

From Science Daily Jun. 28, 2026

Experiments show that the motility of bull sperm is decreased by dinitrophenol, which interferes with the energy- coupling mechanism with inevitable loss of energy.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

But the new plan, issued in 2021, favored the ranchers, extending them 20-year leases, and allowed for the killing of elk if they interfered with cattle.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Those green ecosystems are far different from California’s; our neighbor’s fires generally arise in massive boreal forests, which do not have debris or brush concerns because they’ve never been logged or otherwise interfered with.

From Slate Jul. 21, 2026

Those studies similarly found that disrupting sensory regions of the brain interfered with the ability to learn and retain new motor skills.

From Science Daily Jun. 23, 2026

It can only be used for positional offside and not for subjective calls, those which require interpretation around whether a player has interfered with an opponent without touching the ball.

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

But too late, I had interfered and thus made myself responsible for its safety.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

If SAM is essential for lanternfly reproduction, interfering with the material might offer a highly specific way to control the species.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

He does not want federal judges interfering in the redistricting process, not even to prioritise black Americans like himself.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

This past weekend’s “CBS Sunday Morning” featured a segment from national security correspondent David Martin about the Department of Defense interfering with the editorial independence of Stars & Stripes, the military newspaper.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

In a novel full of insufferable characters interfering with romantic soulmates, Mary commits the sins of both pedantry and priggishness.

From Salon Jun. 25, 2026

Annoyance flared up that she was interfering again.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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