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intervention

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


NOUN
armed interference
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When you have to deal with the IRS at the next level of intervention, you need the right kind of expert help.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

After about 72 hours, manual intervention becomes necessary.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Further talks are expected and Culture Minister Ian Murray has said he is "entirely behind" a proposal to work with comedy to "better understand the opportunities for government intervention".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The yen held steady against the dollar as traders watched for confirmation of Bank of Japan intervention.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Havermeyer grinned at the colonel’s intervention and shoved another piece of peanut brittle inside his face.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller