- present participle of intervene.
intervening
Example Sentences
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"Intervening in the 30s, 40s and 50s gives us a head start," Erickson said.
From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026
Intervening, Anderson responded he was "astounded" and asked Yemm to agree to a "one-strike and you're out" rule instead.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025
Intervening defendants in the lawsuit argued that the new district should focus more on compactness and shared interests and less on race.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 20, 2023
Intervening more forcefully, in the view of officials in Beijing, is fraught with political and economic risks that the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, appears reluctant to take.
From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2022
Intervening between them and Sumatra to the south lies the Nicobar group, and before Cape Negrais in Burma is reached the little island of Preparis must be passed.
From In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" by Kloss, C. Boden
Vocabulary lists containing intervening
Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)
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Selected Short Stories of H.G. Wells
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The Martian
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