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interfere

[in-ter-feer] / ˌɪn tərˈfɪər /


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Elevated activin levels can weaken a worm's ability to regenerate, while low levels interfere with its ability to reproduce with other worms.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

On Wednesday, the High Court of Australia quashed the reduced sentence, ruling it was "not open" to the Court of Appeal to "interfere" with the original decision.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Some Christians complain that excessive security restrictions interfere with their right to worship and send the message that they aren’t welcome.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Ramirez was detained for five days and charged with trying to assault a federal officer and interfere with their work — a case that went nowhere because he did no such things.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

While the Thunderhead does not interfere with the Scythedom, it does suggest the number of scythes there should be in the world.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

"Our work reveals how a lack of arginine interferes with the immune system, and suggests that upping arginine intake could prove beneficial," says first author Qiushuang Wu, a postdoc in the lab.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 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

They said that caffeine could affect the results, and gel interferes with the electrodes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

The Hobbs Act prohibits robbery that interferes with interstate or foreign commerce.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

In 1801 a British scientist discovered that light interferes with itself, apparently putting the matter to rest once and for all.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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

“Internal affairs of employers and labor organizations must not be interfered with except to the limited extent that correction is required in discrimination practices.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

The Civil Guard released a rare statement on Thursday evening denying that Gonzalez ever "participated in any operation against any Civil Guard unit" or "interfered in any investigation performed by" its officers.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

"These rumours…have seriously misled the public and interfered with the investigation of the accident," Wu Shijie, a CAA official, told a press conference in April 2022.

From BBC May 5, 2026

“I have never interfered with the way you brought them up,” Mother says.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner

MHC-1 contains many sites where arginine must be incorporated during production, so the researchers suspected that arginine scarcity was interfering with the process.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 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

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

Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed a bill prohibiting corporate entities from interfering in medical practice and requiring ownership disclosure.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

She put the bracer on her left forearm, positioning it to keep her sleeve from interfering with her quick draw, but also to cover the tender inside.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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