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interfere

[in-ter-feer] / ˌɪn tərˈfɪər /


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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

The researchers are now investigating whether these drugs could interfere with the effects of chemotherapy.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

A notice warned us not to interfere with the car’s autonomous features, and an announcement informed us that Waymo wouldn’t listen to our conversation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 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

But he’s worried drawing will interfere with his real work—the work of the church.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

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

"The fact that it still interferes shows that quantum mechanics is valid even on this scale and does not require alternative models."

From Science Daily May 11, 2026

The antibody is designed to bind to proteins on the surface of the virus, which interferes with its ability to get inside human cells.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 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

Speaking to Reuters, Kusinas added he unintentionally interfered with Muluh's and other athletes' attempts because he was tired after his duties at the event.

From BBC Aug. 5, 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

“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

This was just, and the Trojans would have agreed if Athena, at Hera’s prompting, had not interfered.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

"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

“We have no interest in interfering with the U.S. elections and have never done so.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 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

We’re barred from altering it in any way or interfering with the players.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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