intervene
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But other AI systems could monitor those interactions, identify problems and intervene.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
At a news conference in August in Los Angeles, the fighters got into an exchange that forced UFC president Dana White to intervene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
There were several "missed opportunities" for hospital bosses to intervene, the report said, including when three babies died in one cluster in June 2015.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Director Alex Myers has seen teens try to sweep without touching the broom to the floor; he has to intervene to correct them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Julius very well understood this, and dared to intervene.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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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
But it suggested that Beijing views an amphibious assault on Taiwan as risky and likely to fail, particularly if the U.S. intervenes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
The legal aid division of the Baton Rouge Bar Association intervenes on her behalf, and Joey’s many supporters flood government offices in protest.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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India's National Commission for Women has also intervened, calling for all those involved to be identified and arrested and for an impartial investigation.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
In 2017, Kremlev took over the Russian Boxing Federation, after Rubezhnoi personally intervened to put him at the helm.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Fortunately, the devices failed and law enforcement quickly intervened.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The tourists were battling for survival on 52-2 - 268 adrift of making England bat again - when the bad weather intervened for a second and final occasion in Birmingham.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Mama intervened before those two could get into one of their fights.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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According to other activists who witnessed what happened, Palestinian children were playing football when children from settler families started intervening.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
CIF membership has been cautious about intervening or limiting transfer opportunities for fear politicians in Sacramento might get involved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Those costs will rise, along with your son’s 529 account, in the intervening years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Those have included intervening in the currency markets to support the Japanese yen, a move that could in turn reduce pressure on Japan’s government to sell U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
In the intervening years, music has grown from joyful servant of humankind and the Almighty to a bigger experience than both of them.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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