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Lawmakers could similarly intervene in local issues like public education, urban planning or policing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Speaking at the end of a regular ECB monetary policy press conference Thursday, Lagarde said she was quitting so that she could intervene in politics.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

To win, a plaintiff must establish a concrete injury and persuade a judge to intervene.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2026

"I don't think I'm a hero. I think that I was just a person who had an opportunity to intervene in a safe-ish way."

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

But I would not intervene on his behalf, and simply bowed in the direction of the prisoner to let him know that I was on his side.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

The Bank of Japan intervenes in the market under the instruction of the ministry to ease economic damage from sharp fluctuations in exchange rates.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

“Real life intervenes for Kayce. Unfortunately it happens to so many of us.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026

At several points, Ratner intervenes to prod Trump into sharing more about herself.

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026

Father opens his mouth to answer, but Mother intervenes.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

When the university authorities threatened to withhold Marlowe’s degree following prolonged absences from Cambridge, the Privy Council intervened to reassure them that he had “done her Majesty good service.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 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

In a message on X, the police said officers had "intervened early this morning... to put an end to these illegal encampments".

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Players from both teams intervened, and the episode was documented on video by the NFL.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Greasy Sae had intervened and sent us with our deer to the butcher, but not before it'd been badly damaged, hunks of meat taken, the hide riddled with holes.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

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

"That this coming event is worse than that, after three intervening global bleaching events ... is a terrifying reality," he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Upon arriving, the statues discover that Rome has undergone more than a few changes over the intervening centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 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

The method of enumerating the months and the years has changed much more over the intervening centuries than have the astrological niceties.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan