interfere
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Albanese advises Bowen not to keep his phone next to his heart because "it can interfere with your rhythm".
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026
Puttnam, who has been involved with the school for over 50 years, said it was a "lovely job" to have and that he had tried never to interfere.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Researchers believe that excessive amounts of this protein may interfere with how muscles respond to insulin, making it more difficult for the body to regulate blood sugar effectively.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026
The first, known as dyssomnias, includes insomnia and sleep apnea, conditions that interfere with falling asleep, staying asleep, or getting sufficient restorative sleep.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
At night, however, the apartment was theirs, and it was a place where Fabyan couldn’t interfere in their lives.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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If an enemy successfully interferes with the transmission of this information, it can cause problems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Soto-Martínez’s office said enforcement under the city ordinance interferes with efforts to move unhoused residents into housing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
That tort takes place when a person intentionally interferes with another person’s lawful possession of movable personal property.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
PCSK9 interferes with this process by reducing the number of LDL receptors available on the cell surface.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
Like the dinitros, it interferes, often fatally, with the body’s source of energy, so that the affected organism almost literally burns itself up.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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These structural changes interfered with the interactions between immune cells that are necessary to activate T cells.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
The men behind Gatalog and its sister site, CtrlPew, went to federal court in Orlando, Fla., to try to block that assertion, saying California’s suit interfered with their constitutional rights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
A fan clad in a midnight-blue Yankees jacket had reached over the wall and interfered with the play.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
McBride felt he had been interfered with by Giants cornerback Dru Phillips from a pass from Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett that fell incomplete.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
“I have never interfered with the way you brought them up,” Mother says.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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I didn’t want anything interfering with what I wanted to do or where I needed to be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Policy analyst Mayala said Kabila's involvement could help Rwanda counter accusations that it was interfering in Congo's internal affairs.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Although the Carrington Event remains the most famous example from this period, evidence of solar activity interfering with electrical systems stretches back even further.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
This occurs when blood supply to the front portion of the optic nerve becomes insufficient, potentially damaging the nerve and interfering with vision.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
The children s little dog came out, interfering, getting in her way.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
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