intervene
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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
"We also need to be able to intervene earlier before haze pollution reaches Singapore. We therefore have to strengthen our laws, and we must act quickly."
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Lawmakers could similarly intervene in local issues like public education, urban planning or policing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced an independent review into the murder, led by former lord chancellor Alex Chalk, which will look at "any missed opportunities to intervene".
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
But I would not intervene on his behalf, and simply bowed in the direction of the prisoner to let him know that I was on his side.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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That pause will expire on Friday unless the Supreme Court intervenes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The Economist's editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes questioned Musk on a range of topics, from whether he believed big tech executives should work together to tackle AI safety risks to why he intervenes in European politics.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
"When one country intervenes in the decisions of another country, freedom dies," Petro wrote Tuesday in response to Trump's endorsement.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 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
The legal aid division of the Baton Rouge Bar Association intervenes on her behalf, and Joey’s many supporters flood government offices in protest.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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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
Vrancken intervened on the touchline when it appeared that Magnusson was about to be sent back into the fray.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Several then entered, one spray painting an anarchist "A" symbol on an inside wall, before police intervened to disperse them.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
The chapter said the woman’s friend alerted one of their “sober monitors,” and other members intervened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
You would have failed me completely had I not intervened.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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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
"That this coming event is worse than that, after three intervening global bleaching events ... is a terrifying reality," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Upon arriving, the statues discover that Rome has undergone more than a few changes over the intervening centuries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
If one joins the boxes together and removes the intervening wall, the oxygen and the nitrogen molecules will start to mix.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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