interfere
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Amid domestic pressure on the State Department to let Ms. Machado return, the U.S. decided last month that while it wouldn’t bring her back, it would no longer interfere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Although these conditions affect different parts of the body, they share an important feature: they interfere with the circulation of blood, which delivers oxygen and nutrients to organs and tissues.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
Gen. Todd Blanche last week said the Justice Department did not intend to interfere with elections.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
"We are in close contact with our American partners, including Mr. Musk, because it is crucial in orbit not to interfere with one another."
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
You had to be in the past, but not interfere or interact with it in even the tiniest, most inconsequential way.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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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
Lower light exposure reduces the possibility of photodamage, which occurs when the light used for imaging harms living cells or interferes with their normal functions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Airports close because ash interferes with aircraft and other transport networks falter.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Iran’s disruption of the Strait of Hormuz interferes with petroleum movement and fertilizer shipments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“I’d be the kind of ghost that interferes with everything.”
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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When chlorpyrifos interfered with this cleanup system, damaged material accumulated inside neurons, contributing to their deterioration.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026
As a result, the two paths interfered destructively, meaning their quantum contributions canceled each other out.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
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
A fan clad in a midnight-blue Yankees jacket had reached over the wall and interfered with the play.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
He got the chest shots in, but the troll interfered before Butler could complete the formation.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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By interfering with these signals, obakulactone reduced inflammation and fibrosis, a process involving excessive buildup of scar-like connective tissue, in rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
The spokesperson did not clarify whether Essayli was accusing Gonzalez of interfering with Saturday’s operation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
“We’re interfering with the cell’s recycling machinery that’s important in all of our healthy cells,” said Dr. Julie Gralow, chief medical officer of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 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
I did not need Margaret interfering with my life.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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