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intervene

[in-ter-veen] / ˌɪn tərˈvin /




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Treasury Department and would not hesitate to intervene again, together with the Treasury Department.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

“We’d prefer them not to be selling about $50 billion of Treasurys every time they intervene for little, if any, results,” said Eric Wallerstein, chief macro strategist at Clocktower Group.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

That could create opportunities to intervene earlier while avoiding unnecessary treatment for people whose blood changes may not be cancerous.

From Science Daily Aug. 1, 2026

It also asked Ethiopia's foreign ministry to intervene urgently and provide consular support.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

“Dobby, you can sleep, all right? But has either of you found out anything?” he hastened to ask, before Hermione could intervene again.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

Japan says that if it intervenes again, it will borrow from the Fed to do so rather than sell its Treasury holdings outright.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 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

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

That kind of analysis identifies disparities in outcomes, assesses whether they are justified by legitimate objectives, and intervenes when they are not.

From Salon Jan. 22, 2026

Aunt Melissa intervenes, planting her body firmly between us and the agents.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

The Japanese government intervened to put a floor under the currency at around 160 yen to the dollar in April and May, but the currency’s slide soon resumed.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

The U.S. and Japan jointly intervened in currency markets last week to prop up the yen, which had hit a 40-year low late last month.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Japanese authorities have intervened to boost the yen a handful of times over the past few years.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

Japan and the US have confirmed that they jointly intervened last week to halt a slide in the yen to a fresh 40-year low.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

But the abbot, although generally tolerant of Mendel’s whims, had intervened: a monk coaxing mice to mate to understand heredity was a little too risqué, even for the Augustinians.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

In the intervening years, however, a cottage industry of compounding pharmacies emerged, including Ro and Hims & Hers Health.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

But divine entities stopped intervening in man’s affairs long ago; besides, I had the answer drawn and nocked since I’d walked out of the theater days before.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2026

Still, the findings introduce a possible strategy for intervening earlier in individuals whose metabolic health may place them at greater risk of Alzheimer's disease.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

England head coach Tuchel said the ruling set a dangerous precedent, while Uefa said intervening to effectively cancel a suspension at a tournament "crossed a red line".

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Through a break in the clouds of Titan, you might glimpse Saturn and its rings, their pale yellow color diffused by the intervening atmosphere.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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