interpose

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Critics mocked the former president online, with some leaping to point out that he also incorrectly used "interpose" in his excuse.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2024

But those who try to interpose the regime in the most personal aspects of people’s lives, including the choice of what to wear, run different kinds of risks.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2022

Over the weekend, he hastened to testify to the Justice Department inspector general and the Senate Judiciary Committee before Trump could seek to interpose assertions of executive privilege.

From Washington Post • Aug. 8, 2021

According to longstanding judicial precedent, Congress must clearly articulate its intent to interpose itself between a state and its political subdivisions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 10, 2016

Lee said, “Longstreet proposes that we move our army to the right around the enemy flank and interpose between Meade and Washington.”

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara