intervene
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Fifa president Sepp Blatter had to intervene to ask the duo to swap the trophies, with both looking suitably unimpressed.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
If faced with major physical shortages of fuel, governments may have little choice but to intervene more directly in markets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
“They lack the authority to detain or arrest suspects, intervene in crimes in progress, conduct searches, or carry firearms for enforcement purposes,” according to a May 21 report from the city agency.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
"The state has to intervene urgently," Amos pleaded.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
But they were both older and wiser coyotes and knew that even if I did not somehow intervene, coming under the mare to take the rabbit would be tantamount to committing suicide.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
Vocabulary lists containing intervene
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