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intervene

[in-ter-veen] / ˌɪn tərˈvin /




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“Treasury’s objective is to build a system that’s more humane, that allows self service, that doesn’t require a collection agency to intervene and call every borrower,” Kamm said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026

But the AI plagiarists harvesting her jokes have left Jasunas, a Los Angeles-based artist, pleading with Silicon Valley tech giants to intervene.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

The players could ask the National Labor Relations Board to intervene, arguing they had offered solutions to the owners’ economic concerns — expanded revenue sharing, for instance — that the owners would not consider.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 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

Eyes watched from nearby windows and doors, but no one was about to intervene.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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

Saroj is now demanding the government urgently intervenes and close HMP Pentonville down.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 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

“I think what Clara is trying to say,” Dad intervenes, “is that this could be a good opportunity for us as a family.”

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

Tokyo intervened in the currency market over the summer to contain sharp yen declines, spending a record $50 billion in one day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

The Times reported today that Nvidia intervened last year to derail a Commerce Department investigation into whether Alice Huang’s company was smuggling chips into China.

From Slate ● Nov. 9, 2026

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

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese intervened in the row, saying it was "rather odd" that Canada allowed the sale of Vegemite's "rubbish" rival product Marmite.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

But this time they'd picked the wrong spot, and the movie doorman intervened and they ran back toward Ras's street meeting.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

Their work could eventually identify new targets for treatments and lead to strategies for intervening earlier in developmental processes associated with autism.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

If you buy maturity-based exchange-traded funds, you can build a ladder of the intervening years, but that means that each year, you have to commit to a certain amount coming due.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 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

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

We have previously mentioned the possibility of wormholes to get from one place in the universe to another without covering the intervening distance—through a black hole.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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