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intervention

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


NOUN
armed interference
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Despite recent foreign-exchange intervention, the Japanese currency has weakened again to near the 160 threshold against the dollar, a level seen as a potential trigger for more government action.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

At every junction there is another organisation, another intervention, another chance.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

No intervention has been shown to work particularly well at scale, and the most confidently proposed solutions often have the weakest evidence behind them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The result can be heard in songs like the hard-driving “Is It Real?” in which Hollywell roars about mental illness and divine intervention, while Santos coats it all in steel honey.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 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




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