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intervene

[in-ter-veen] / ˌɪn tərˈvin /




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The players could ask the National Labor Relations Board to intervene, arguing they had offered solutions to the owners’ economic concerns — expanded revenue sharing, for instance — that the owners would not consider.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

"If we can detect those changes and intervene earlier, that could help delay the onset of central nervous system symptoms."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2026

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced an independent inquiry into the murder, led by former lord chancellor Alex Chalk, which will look at "any missed opportunities to intervene".

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Navy would need to cross to intervene in a conflict over the island.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

In the end, the warden decided not to intervene.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The Bank of Japan intervenes in the market under the instruction of the ministry to ease economic damage from sharp fluctuations in exchange rates.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

Saroj is now demanding the government urgently intervenes and close HMP Pentonville down.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

We can see Houghton’s play in these moments, but then Alloway’s cheeky pop sensibility intervenes, the arch artificiality and ironic tone draining the emotional impact.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

But it suggested that Beijing views an amphibious assault on Taiwan as risky and likely to fail, particularly if the U.S. intervenes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

Father opens his mouth to answer, but Mother intervenes.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

The Times reported today that Nvidia intervened last year to derail a Commerce Department investigation into whether Alice Huang’s company was smuggling chips into China.

From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2026

To seal the deal, Tan intervened with 11th-hour concessions, agreeing to higher interest rates and guarantees to cover an Anthropic default.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese intervened in the row, saying it was "rather odd" that Canada allowed the sale of Vegemite's "rubbish" rival product Marmite.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Players from both teams intervened, and the episode was documented on video by the NFL.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Had Dexter’s mom not intervened, it could have been bad.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling

Their work could eventually identify new targets for treatments and lead to strategies for intervening earlier in developmental processes associated with autism.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

If you buy maturity-based exchange-traded funds, you can build a ladder of the intervening years, but that means that each year, you have to commit to a certain amount coming due.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

ECB President Christine Lagarde has reacted coolly when asked about the prospect of the central bank intervening to support French debt.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Aren’t they supposed to be coming forward with protective concern, and intervening to get us off the path of “2027”?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The intervening year helped her make the transition to everything but the Virginia heat; many was the night she pined for White Sulphur Springs’ brisk summer nights.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly


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