intervene

She just wanted to teach Martin a lesson, but soon, social services intervene to determine whether the elderly couple has to be separated for Leslie’s safety.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Her work focuses on identifying changes in the brain that occur before Alzheimer's symptoms develop and finding ways to intervene early.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

"We also need to be able to intervene earlier before haze pollution reaches Singapore. We therefore have to strengthen our laws, and we must act quickly."

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

But even that deal showed the strains of the current environment: Broadcom Chief Executive Hock Tan had to personally intervene in negotiations at the last minute to calm banks’ nerves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Of course I will intervene ... if I choose to.

From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech

The pilot intervenes seconds before it could crash into us, sending the device swerving away with a flick of his finger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 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

“Real life intervenes for Kayce. Unfortunately it happens to so many of us.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026

At several points, Ratner intervenes to prod Trump into sharing more about herself.

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026

Out in the yard, the two kids start arguing over the bubble wand, and their mom intervenes.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

The Catholic Church intervened in September, publishing a document titled "The Fragility That Makes Us Human" in which it questioned why disability care was being addressed solely from a budgetary perspective.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

When the university authorities threatened to withhold Marlowe’s degree following prolonged absences from Cambridge, the Privy Council intervened to reassure them that he had “done her Majesty good service.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Police said two people—a teacher and a father—heroically intervened to stop a 16-year-old shooter at a Bend, Ore., elementary school, saving others’ lives.

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

But the abbot, although generally tolerant of Mendel’s whims, had intervened: a monk coaxing mice to mate to understand heredity was a little too risqué, even for the Augustinians.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

"We're particularly interested in understanding these processes in children, because we believe that intervening early could make a real difference."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

ECB President Christine Lagarde has reacted coolly when asked about the prospect of the central bank intervening to support French debt.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Aren’t they supposed to be coming forward with protective concern, and intervening to get us off the path of “2027”?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

It just so happened that in the intervening 25 minutes, there had been no more rain, so the track was pretty dry by the time the race started.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Light from the Sun reaches us across the intervening empty space, but no matter how carefully we listen, we do not hear the crackle of sunspots or the thunder of the solar flares.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan