interfere
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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
Salt water can trigger unwanted chemical reactions and interfere with the movement of ions, making it difficult for many materials to function properly.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 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
“I don’t want it to interfere with your schoolwork. And we have a lot of catching up to do. Together.”
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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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
According to the Centers for Disease Control, about one in four adults experience it, and nearly one in 10 say it interferes with their daily lives.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 27, 2026
“Because the Constitution gives the federal government exclusive authority over foreign affairs and the conduct of wars, federal law preempts all state law that substantially interferes with the Government’s exercise of those powers,” Alito wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
“It interferes with being nuts. Just concentrate on moving that Celestial bronze. Echo, you ready?”
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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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
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
I stood mesmerized by the heat and the luscious scent until the rain interfered, running its icy fingers down my back, forcing me back to life.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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"That suggests it may one day be possible to target the side-effects without interfering with the cardiovascular benefits that make statins so valuable."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 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
Mom did it all by herself—she didn’t tell my dad to pull over and stop because she didn’t want him interfering.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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