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meddle

[med-l] / ˈmɛd l /


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Thomas Jefferson once wrote that the government shouldn’t meddle with his neighbor’s free choice so long as “it neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

While the authorities tinker with laws and competitions, they dare not meddle with the famous old Championship.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

It declared that the western hemisphere was America's sphere of interest – and warned European powers not to meddle or establish new colonies.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

Public policy advocates and experts expressed concern about state lawmakers using their power to meddle with local housing projects, especially when carving out exemptions from laws they’ve imposed on everyone else in the state.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

I did keep my vow not to meddle, too, except for listening at the keyhole when Granddaddy had a talk with Harry in the library a few days later.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly




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