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
When this protein is broken apart, the barrier becomes compromised, potentially allowing harmful substances and bacteria to interfere with the surrounding tissue.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 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
And if patients have tubes in them, they’re in their arms, where they don’t interfere with things such as tender kisses or makeup.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
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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
A study published in 2025 in the Journal of Economic Entomology showed that bistrifluron, an insect growth regulator that interferes with the formation of a new exoskeleton, can kill western drywood termites with remarkable efficiency.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
PCSK9 interferes with this process by reducing the number of LDL receptors available on the cell surface.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
Iran’s disruption of the Strait of Hormuz interferes with petroleum movement and fertilizer shipments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
It interferes, they say, and why take chances?
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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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
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
That excess cholesterol interfered with the astrocytes' lysosomal waste-disposal system.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026
They were both made of gold that sometimes glittered in the sunlight but dulled when the clouds interfered.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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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
Harry couldn’t believe anyone could be so interfering.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
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