interfere
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The adage that caffeine stunts growth stems from the chemical interrupting sleep, which actually can interfere with growth, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
If the optical Magnus effect is ignored, it could interfere with that control and contribute to errors.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
And I never allow anything to interfere with me when I am playing that game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
If that scarring becomes severe, it can interfere with the organ's ability to function and may eventually contribute to liver failure, liver cancer or death.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
He yelled, “Who has the nerve to interfere with me doing my legal duty?”
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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And both have their reasons for rejecting science that interferes with their own interests.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
If investors conclude for themselves that having a high concentration of individual stocks interferes with their goals, they might forgo this approach.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
If the weather interferes with your chances of seeing the Strawberry Moon tonight, do not worry as there are more opportunities to see full Moons this summer.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
They said that caffeine could affect the results, and gel interferes with the electrodes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
“I’d be the kind of ghost that interferes with everything.”
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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Notwithstanding the streetcar companies’ complaints that these efforts interfered with commuters’ need to earn a living, the animal-rights movement became an influential force in local politics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
On Tuesday, China's foreign ministry said its cooperation with Iran has "always been conducted within the framework of international law and should not be interfered with or disrupted".
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Lin said: "Cooperation between China and Iran has always been conducted within the framework of international law and should not be interfered with or disrupted."
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
But the new plan, issued in 2021, favored the ranchers, extending them 20-year leases, and allowed for the killing of elk if they interfered with cattle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
But then he’d felt them—felt the angry and furious eyes of the dead...Someone had interfered and saved her.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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But it immediately became apparent that the video officials had made an error in failing to identify an offside offence by Fernandez, diving at the ball in a central position and interfering with opponents.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
A small interfering RNA drug, or siRNA, “turns off” specific genes.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
But, she added, some things could be better managed to keep outside factors from interfering with matches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
The result indicates that two electronic channels are interfering with one another rather than simply fading in the standard way.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026
It has long troubled the entomologists that the rest of us are always interfering in their affairs by offering explanations of insect behavior in human terms.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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