intervention
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The jump in U.S. borrowing costs—and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s intervention to bring them back down—has shone a spotlight not just on America’s growing debt problem but the world’s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
"Fifa's extraordinary power over world football has operated largely without meaningful internal constraint, with accountability coming principally through external forces, including political pressure, public scrutiny, and intervention through international criminal law enforcement," the application adds.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The lawsuit, brought by 24 state attorneys general and the governor of Pennsylvania, asks for immediate court intervention to halt the Postal Service changes from being implemented while the litigation continues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
On Saturday, visitors alerted staff after spotting 10 Nile crocodiles hatching without any human intervention.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
The vast majority of these insects are held in check by natural forces, without any intervention by man.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
“While governments are already using measures to manage bond markets and contain yield pressures, these interventions only address symptoms rather than the underlying debt burden,” said Chhugani and his team.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
They are more likely to be diagnosed with psychiatric disorders like depression or anxiety before their autism is identified, and often feel little relief from interventions designed for neurotypical people.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Yet of the 20 missed VAR interventions last season, a quarter were penalties not awarded when a player had been wrestled to the ground off the ball.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Their goal is to identify effective treatments and determine the best timing for possible interventions.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Radical genetic interventions could only be imagined in radically egalitarian societies.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing intervention
Freak the Mighty
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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"The Perils of Indifference," Vocabulary from the speech
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