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intervene

[in-ter-veen] / ˌɪn tərˈvin /




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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

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

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

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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