intervening
Example Sentences
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Uefa - European football's governing body - said intervening to effectively cancel a suspension at a tournament "crossed a red line".
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Rather than respond to every claim, Logan says his office picks its battles, intervening only when a falsehood appears likely to reach a wide audience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
By waiting until the initial healing process was complete, the researchers allowed the body to respond normally before intervening.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
But to sustain that interest in the intervening period, it would need to plug into the broader cinematic universe of European club soccer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Knowing that the road was forbidden to him, because of his poor sight and habit of walking stolidly in the middle, he had found a short cut across the intervening fields.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
Vocabulary lists containing intervening
Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)
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Selected Short Stories of H.G. Wells
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The Martian
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