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intervention

[in-ter-ven-shuhn] / ˌɪn tərˈvɛn ʃən /


NOUN
armed interference
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He also notes the action is largely symbolic, stopping short of a sharp intervention like aggressively adjusting the currency’s daily reference rate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

Published in Biological Conservation, the findings challenge a longstanding assumption about what Europe's wilderness looked like before widespread human intervention.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

It might have been a soft VAR intervention even if the potential foul was inside the box.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Mississippi has no automatic recount procedure, although candidates can seek court intervention.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Southside died a month later after having suffered with advanced lung cancer, his long-held view that doctors were untrustworthy having kept him from any sort of timely intervention.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

By identifying which regions are associated with particular sleep problems, scientists hope to improve diagnostic methods and develop more personalized interventions.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

And we've seen plenty of surprise interventions where no player has asked for, say, a handball.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

"Mayors will be able to choose where to target funding, for example whether to maintain funding for local transport or prioritise other interventions."

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

But more drastic interventions may be required to put organizations on firm financial footing, said Michael J. Bobbitt, the recently appointed president and CEO of Opera America.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

But within barely a decade, the Klan had been extinguished, largely by legal and military interventions out of Washington, D.C.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt


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