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intervention

[in-ter-ven-shuhn] / ˌɪn tərˈvɛn ʃən /


NOUN
armed interference
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Crucial intervention to deny Moises Caicedo a clear sight at goal at the other end.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

Several times plush toys have fallen off shelves with seemingly no intervention.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

If those treatments prove effective, blood biomarkers such as p-tau217 could help identify individuals most likely to benefit from early intervention.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

District Judge David O. Carter ruled that the administration’s allegations were “not credible” and that the intervention it sought would violate a host of federal laws.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

In each case, intervention, no matter how worthless, can appear to be quite efficacious.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

Gallant claimed to make various interventions on her behalf, including writing to politicians including Chris Penk, New Zealand's then-immigration minister.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

But more drastic interventions may be required to put organizations on firm financial footing, said Michael J. Bobbitt, the recently appointed president and CEO of Opera America.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

When tested in older mice, these interventions produced encouraging results.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

But he said the real question is whether the vaccine is “a melanoma product, or is this one of those new cancer interventions that may have benefit in a diverse set of cancers.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

But within barely a decade, the Klan had been extinguished, largely by legal and military interventions out of Washington, D.C.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt


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