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intervene

[in-ter-veen] / ˌɪn tərˈvin /




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He believes a tax on AI's use would help slow its uptake by companies and would allow the government to intervene if the impact on human jobs was particularly disruptive.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

“What’s interesting is that Japan did it during a very low-liquidity week, so threatening to intervene when markets are thin, in theory, should give you a bigger spot bang for the buck.”

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

Federal Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who must decide whether OpenAI -- the creator of ChatGPT -- betrayed its original nonprofit mission, had to intervene several times to compel the world's richest man to answer questions.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

He refused to intervene in favor of one or the other, and he is counting on the Russell vs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Ron looked around as though hoping somebody else would intervene, but nobody spoke.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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