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“These are attempts to interfere, to meddle in Mexican politics,” Sheinbaum said at her regular morning news conference.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

In Homer’s original poem, the gods hold meetings, argue, play favorites and meddle so routinely in human affairs that Athena is practically a second protagonist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

California and Oregon last year enacted similar laws to punish corporate investors that meddle in healthcare decisions at medical providers they own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

It declared that the western hemisphere was America's sphere of interest – and warned European powers not to meddle or establish new colonies.

From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026

It was a bit late to repair the damage, but Harry swore to himself not to meddle in things that weren’t his business from now on.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

It’s saying he’s misinformed and fantasizing, not outright lying, as he meddles deeply in California water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2025

He has argued that the court meddles in his mandate and reminded the military that, in a democracy, it is subordinate to the elected government.

From Reuters ● Aug. 14, 2023

In "Sleepless in Seattle," a child meddles in his widower-dad's romantic life to literally force him to meet with a woman he shouldn't have had to be forced to meet.

From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2022

I’ve been on a bunch of different staffs where a head coach meddles a lot during game day and he ends up making it even more chaotic.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2021

Everybody meddles and tries to show everybody else that he is a learned man.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 by Various

As Chesnut noted, UFOs-as-demons is actually an evangelical idea from the 1950s and ’60s, and not something the Catholic Church has ever meddled in.

From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026

Middle Eastern countries have long meddled in Africa, jostling for influence in the most strategic parts of the continent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026

"He was well known for protecting all of his artists from the BBC executives, making sure they weren't meddled with," said Mr Baldwin.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025

For a while CNN was owned by AT&T. I interacted directly with the CEO of AT&T, and in my experience he never meddled with our with our truthful news coverage.

From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2023

And Andrew wished the well-meaning gentleman had not meddled.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

Coogler’s recent deal with Warner Bros. to regain ownership rights to his smash hit “Sinners” was a boon for filmmakers who’ve long been frustrated with studio greed and meddling.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026

As part of my research, I caught a livestream of a conference where human-resource officials brought up their exasperation with parents meddling in their Gen Z children’s careers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum accused the U.S. of meddling in Mexico’s internal affairs after a report about two Mexican governors who had their U.S. visas revoked amid probes into possible links to organized crime.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

"I am against any country in the world meddling and exercising political interference," he said last month.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

What was our kind doing anyway, meddling in these affairs?

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan