meddling
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On the hard-news side, she bungled big moments like an interview with Vladimir Putin, who batted away her questions about 2016 election meddling with an exasperated performance of ignorance.
From Slate • May 6, 2026
The sparks between them are obvious, and Appa, the soul of indiscretion, can’t help meddling in his overbearing way.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
To protect the government’s cash cow, politicians avoided meddling in PdVSA, which was run by highly trained engineers and other professionals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
But Hamilton’s belief that the Western Hemisphere should be closed to European meddling was memorialized in 1823’s Monroe Doctrine External link.
From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026
She had opposed Jack when he proposed paying for the boys education, which smacked of meddling to her, and unfair on Leon and the girls.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing meddling
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
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Vocabulary from Readings 2, Unit 1
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A Snicker of Magic
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