intercede
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On Monday, she met with Pope Leo in Rome and asked him “to intercede for all Venezuelans who remain kidnapped and disappeared.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
This is now the third time in a matter of weeks this Court has had to intercede in a case squarely controlled by one of its precedents.
From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026
As real-life danger threatens the brave young heroes, supernatural forces will intercede in their defense.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2025
Travis County Judge Jessica Mangrum granted a temporary order halting the execution just 90 minutes before it was scheduled to take place after Governor Greg Abbott and the United States Supreme Court declined to intercede.
From Salon • Oct. 18, 2024
The summons announced that the civil and military leader of the province would arrive on the following Friday ready to intercede in the conflict.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Vocabulary lists containing intercede
Power Prefix: inter-
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A Christmas Carol
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"The Metamorphosis," Vocabulary from the novella
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