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interfere

[in-ter-feer] / ˌɪn tərˈfɪər /


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AM arrived in cars in the 1920s as an appealing value-added feature, but nowadays it is a liability for the automakers’ EVs because the signal can interfere with certain systems and requires special shielding.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

LPC70 reduced these salt-related increases, suggesting that the compound helps correct changes in kidney signaling that can interfere with normal blood pressure regulation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

It is an offence to kill, injure, take or disturb a bat, or to destroy, damage, obstruct or otherwise interfere with a bat roost, breeding site or resting place.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Machado, who is currently living in Panama and not leading those talks, has said she will not interfere in the process, which has the backing of Washington.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

“I’ll be in my office. My presence will only interfere with the enchantment.”

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Soto-Martínez’s office said enforcement under the city ordinance interferes with efforts to move unhoused residents into housing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

One drug interferes with programs that promote an alternative cellular identity, while the other helps restore glandular gene activity that has been lost.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

Iran’s disruption of the Strait of Hormuz interferes with petroleum movement and fertilizer shipments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

And both have their reasons for rejecting science that interferes with their own interests.

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026

It interferes, they say, and why take chances?

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

The men behind Gatalog and its sister site, CtrlPew, went to federal court in Orlando, Fla., to try to block that assertion, saying California’s suit interfered with their constitutional rights.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

McBride felt he had been interfered with by Giants cornerback Dru Phillips from a pass from Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett that fell incomplete.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The reunited waves interfered with one another, giving the researchers a way to measure the extremely small difference in quantum phase that had accumulated while one part was falling and the other remained fixed.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

Notwithstanding the streetcar companies’ complaints that these efforts interfered with commuters’ need to earn a living, the animal-rights movement became an influential force in local politics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026

The third legal problem was that Bobby was being sued by Chester Fox because he’d interfered with the filming of the Icelandic match.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Oxidative stress occurs when harmful reactive molecules overwhelm the body's protective defenses, potentially damaging cells and interfering with tissue repair.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Courtney-Grace believes allowing medical professionals access to familial history without interfering with data protection rules wouldn't just benefit adoptees, but the entire population.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Attorney Marina Z. Beck in her declaration accused Martinez of refusing to provide information to Berry about their son and his education, of interfering with their son’s therapy and of refusing to follow therapist recommendations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Another federal law prohibits voter intimidation, with up to a yearlong prison sentence for anybody who intimidates, threatens, or coerces somebody else with the purpose of interfering with another person’s right to vote.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

“Always interfering where she wasn’t wanted. And now, look at her. I could help her, of course. It would be easy. Therefore, it gives me no small amount of pleasure to refuse to do so.”

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley


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