intervene
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Nick Lakin, the councillor responsible for child services, said changes had been made following Darcy-Leigh's death but accepted "more could and should have been done by those who had the opportunity to intervene".
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
During the 1990 Gulf War, a vote allowed a US-led coalition to intervene in Iraq after it invaded Kuwait.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Defense attorneys for others questioned why state prosecutors charged officers who failed to intervene in fights that were in effect over before they began.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
"It suggests new ways to intervene before patients progress to severe inflammation that can require intubation."
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
Facing the impossibility of finding anyone to intervene, convinced that her son would be shot at dawn, Úrsula wrapped up the things she wanted to bring him and went to the jail alone.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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