intervene
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Britain's culture minister Lisa Nandy, meanwhile, opted not to intervene in the merger, saying she had secured "assurances and further legally-binding commitments" to ensure a diverse range of broadcasting and on-demand services in the country.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Monday that the ministry is maintaining close communication with the Treasury Department and wouldn’t hesitate to intervene again together with its U.S. counterpart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
“We’d prefer them not to be selling about $50 billion of Treasurys every time they intervene for little, if any, results,” said Eric Wallerstein, chief macro strategist at Clocktower Group.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
That could create opportunities to intervene earlier while avoiding unnecessary treatment for people whose blood changes may not be cancerous.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
Bloody Juan got a bloody nose when he tried to intervene.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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While Kim grew closer to Kremlin-linked businessmen, her newly estranged husband, Bakalchuk, enlisted the support of Ramzan Kadyrov, a former warlord and current head of Chechnya who intervenes in business disputes in return for cash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 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
That kind of analysis identifies disparities in outcomes, assesses whether they are justified by legitimate objectives, and intervenes when they are not.
From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2026
Aunt Melissa intervenes, planting her body firmly between us and the agents.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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Burnley got into trouble while attending another high school when Marsh intervened to get him another chance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Bank of Japan data indicated that Tokyo may have sold almost $59bn of US dollar to buy yen when it intervened in New York markets on Thursday, before Friday's confirmed joint intervention with Washington.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
The U.S. intervened in currency markets Friday by selling euros to buy yen, a move that avoided a direct weakening of the U.S. dollar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Japanese authorities have intervened to boost the yen a handful of times over the past few years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
I intervened in this piece of charming youthful désespoir; countering that some philosophers say governments were instituted to protect the natural rights of the citizen; to which Octavian said that nature recognizes no rights.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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In the intervening years, however, a cottage industry of compounding pharmacies emerged, including Ro and Hims & Hers Health.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
In the intervening period, Aston Martin, as Newey put it, "overhauled how we work", improved organisation, put in place different systems, and rethought the car.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
But divine entities stopped intervening in man’s affairs long ago; besides, I had the answer drawn and nocked since I’d walked out of the theater days before.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
Still, the findings introduce a possible strategy for intervening earlier in individuals whose metabolic health may place them at greater risk of Alzheimer's disease.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
I hardly thought about lawn bowls in the intervening week, but by Tuesday I was set to return to battle.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
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