intervene
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"The doctors believe it would be right to intervene and so, following their advice, I have decided to have the operation to remove it," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
"The doctors believe it would be right to intervene and so, following their advice, I have decided to have the operation to remove it. The operation is already planned in the coming days," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
State medical organizations, in turn, blamed lawmakers for writing ambiguous laws that offered no guidance about when doctors can intervene.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
But he added it would be wrong for him to intervene.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
There’ve been so many times I’ve wanted to speak up, to intervene, to help people.
From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate
The Bank of Japan intervenes in the market under the instruction of the ministry to ease economic damage from sharp fluctuations in exchange rates.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
That pause will expire on Friday unless the Supreme Court intervenes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Saroj is now demanding the government urgently intervenes and close HMP Pentonville down.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 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
Out in the yard, the two kids start arguing over the bubble wand, and their mom intervenes.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
After gaining entry, he "intervened with the assistance of a cabin crew member and several passengers, and together they rescued the injured captain and restrained the suspect".
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
He said it would be the "first time the secretary of state has intervened on a lawful parade in over 30 years in overturning it".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
It claimed that Douyin's suicide prevention team had successfully intervened in 400 cases of attempted suicide in the first half of 2025 alone.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The U.S. recently intervened alongside Japan to strengthen it because of potential knock-on effects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
But in the end, it didn’t matter that Granny refused to stop the car, because fate intervened.
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
Upon arriving, the statues discover that Rome has undergone more than a few changes over the intervening centuries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Although Harbaugh doesn’t see himself intervening on McDaniel’s turf, he does want to see improvement from Herbert.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
On the intervening night of 8 and 9 June, Satish Salian was called by the police to a hospital where he learnt that his only child was dead.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
I’m also a physician, trained in a profession that asks us to take action by identifying risk factors, diagnosing diseases, and intervening whenever possible.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
During the intervening period I had no time to nurse chimeras; and I believe I was as active and gay as anybody—Adèle excepted.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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