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intervene

[in-ter-veen] / ˌɪn tərˈvin /




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Arizona Department of Water Resources Director Tom Buschatzke announced Friday that the state filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit by the neighboring state.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

"The doctors believe it would be right to intervene and so, following their advice, I have decided to have the operation to remove it. The operation is already planned in the coming days," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Meanwhile, France’s central bank chief Emmanuel Moulin said he doesn’t think the ECB needs to intervene at this point.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

One of them, whom we are calling Tracy, describes the dilemmas she and her colleagues face daily, balancing giving families time to get through a crisis, against the risk of failing to intervene.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The discovery of antipodes led straight to the concept of the terraqueous globe; but Copernicanism did not lead directly to the view that all planets shine by reflected light—the telescope had to intervene.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

While Kim grew closer to Kremlin-linked businessmen, her newly estranged husband, Bakalchuk, enlisted the support of Ramzan Kadyrov, a former warlord and current head of Chechnya who intervenes in business disputes in return for cash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

The Economist's editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes questioned Musk on a range of topics, from whether he believed big tech executives should work together to tackle AI safety risks to why he intervenes in European politics.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

"When one country intervenes in the decisions of another country, freedom dies," Petro wrote Tuesday in response to Trump's endorsement.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

We can see Houghton’s play in these moments, but then Alloway’s cheeky pop sensibility intervenes, the arch artificiality and ironic tone draining the emotional impact.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

Father opens his mouth to answer, but Mother intervenes.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

Several then entered, one spray painting an anarchist "A" symbol on an inside wall, before police intervened to disperse them.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

When the states couldn’t come to a new agreement, federal officials intervened in mid-August, establishing guidelines to run through 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Players from both teams intervened, and the episode was documented on video by the NFL.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

With several powerful groups refusing to disarm, senior politicians have intervened and are now hoping to work out a compromise deal.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

“Agha sahib, will it... will it—” “Nothing doing,” Dr. Kumar intervened, smiling kindly.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

"That this coming event is worse than that, after three intervening global bleaching events ... is a terrifying reality," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

In the intervening time, a number of rebel tours to South Africa took place, with huge consequences for the players involved.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Although Harbaugh doesn’t see himself intervening on McDaniel’s turf, he does want to see improvement from Herbert.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

FTC officials say Amazon has secretly inflated the minimum prices required to win ad placements, intervening in auctions to raise the price 70% to 80% of the time.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Southwest and Southeast was slow, because the intervening areas were deserts hostile to agriculture.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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