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intervention

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


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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

At least one adverse event occurred in 43 of the 50 intervention participants, compared with six of the 46 participants receiving standard care.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 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

The secretary of state's intervention to stop the parade came after he received security advice from Boutcher.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Whether due to spirit intervention or a strong immune system, little Charley recovered, and Maria took him back home to western New York.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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

A 2026 review of clinical trials found that combining lifestyle changes with resistance training produced a more favorable pattern of lean mass preservation than weight-loss interventions without such exercise.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 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

After seven rounds of Premier League games there have been 21 VAR interventions, with nine of those subjective.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

I have discovered, deep in the hearts of many condemned and incarcerated people, the scattered traces of hope and humanity—seeds of restoration that come to astonishing life when nurtured by very simple interventions.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson


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