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intervention

[in-ter-ven-shuhn] / ˌɪn tərˈvɛn ʃən /


NOUN
armed interference
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She said that the urgent intervention needed was highlighted by growing levels of customer debt, the cost of which now added an average of £67 a year to everyone's bills.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

TOKYO—Japan didn’t step into foreign-exchange markets in the past month, as repeated verbal warnings and historic intervention during the summer helped the yen regain some strength.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The new study involved 64 healthy adults who completed the full 12-week intervention.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

There are some people whose families do a kind of intervention.

From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026

“But as much as modern humanity’s hearts went out to their ancestors, their antecedents, they knew that the paradox and the ripple would make intervention very difficult.”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Japan did not conduct any foreign-exchange market interventions between August 27 and September 28, according to Ministry of Finance data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Future work will also examine whether improved glymphatic flow directly causes better recovery and whether circadian-based interventions can eventually be tested in clinical trials.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

During the project, the trust said it would work with landowners to trial "small-scale habitat interventions" to identify those which work well while gaining a better understanding of the species' behaviour and needs.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Teenager Amelie Lenham, the player of the match, led the way with a series of crucial interventions as a first-half try from Sinead Peach, plus two goals from Ellie Williamson, proved just enough.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Radical genetic interventions could only be imagined in radically egalitarian societies.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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