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intervention

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


NOUN
armed interference
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Speaking at a news conference Monday touting the city’s crime drop, Bass said the racial disparities among homicides underscores the importance of prevention and intervention programs, including the mayor’s Gang Reduction and Youth Development initiative.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

At a moment when the country needed the judiciary to provide certainty, its intervention instead fueled further political unrest, said Ivar Hartmann, an associate professor at Insper, a São Paulo business school.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Expanding access to SDF could allow more children to receive early intervention before relatively manageable cavities develop into serious dental problems.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

Asked what crime justified federal intervention, Blanche struggled to identify one.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

I didn’t tell Piper just yet because I was hoping for divine intervention about how we were going to get to Gateshead Farm, near Kingly, East of Here, and when.

From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff

Dr. Schafer was the lead author of two studies examining biomarkers and possible interventions:

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 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 he said the real question is whether the vaccine is “a melanoma product, or is this one of those new cancer interventions that may have benefit in a diverse set of cancers.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

However, mistakes are markedly down relative to the number of interventions.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 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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