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interfere

[in-ter-feer] / ˌɪn tərˈfɪər /


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It is an offence to kill, injure, take or disturb a bat, or to destroy, damage, obstruct or otherwise interfere with a bat roost, breeding site or resting place.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Machado, who is currently living in Panama and not leading those talks, has said she will not interfere in the process, which has the backing of Washington.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

New agents such as Meta Platforms’ Muse have raised concerns that bots might soon move money, craft tax strategies or otherwise interfere with once-reliable revenue streams in the investment-advice business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Growing evidence suggests that excessive salt intake may also interfere with memory, thinking, and emotional well-being.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

And if patients have tubes in them, they’re in their arms, where they don’t interfere with things such as tender kisses or makeup.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg

Soto-Martínez’s office said enforcement under the city ordinance interferes with efforts to move unhoused residents into housing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

For years, people have debated whether drinking coffee in the evening interferes with sleep.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Iran’s disruption of the Strait of Hormuz interferes with petroleum movement and fertilizer shipments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

And both have their reasons for rejecting science that interferes with their own interests.

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026

“It interferes with being nuts. Just concentrate on moving that Celestial bronze. Echo, you ready?”

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

A jury in Massachusetts’ Suffolk County Superior Court on Friday said that Sabatini proved that Knouse defamed him, and that she interfered with his work contracts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Instead, it interfered with how the gene's instructions were processed while still allowing some normal activity to continue.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

The men behind Gatalog and its sister site, CtrlPew, went to federal court in Orlando, Fla., to try to block that assertion, saying California’s suit interfered with their constitutional rights.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

McBride felt he had been interfered with by Giants cornerback Dru Phillips from a pass from Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett that fell incomplete.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

She’d grown accustomed to their presence, always steeling herself when she had to pass through a cluster of them, but they had never interfered with her before.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

The spokesperson did not clarify whether Essayli was accusing Gonzalez of interfering with Saturday’s operation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

“We’re interfering with the cell’s recycling machinery that’s important in all of our healthy cells,” said Dr. Julie Gralow, chief medical officer of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Courtney-Grace believes allowing medical professionals access to familial history without interfering with data protection rules wouldn't just benefit adoptees, but the entire population.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Another federal law prohibits voter intimidation, with up to a yearlong prison sentence for anybody who intimidates, threatens, or coerces somebody else with the purpose of interfering with another person’s right to vote.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

“Thank you so much for interfering on my behalf.”

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas


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