interfere

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Researchers found that a drug already used to treat HIV might be able to interfere with this process, offering a new option for patients who currently have very limited treatment choices.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

It applies to the strait and adjacent waters to "secure transit passage and to deter attempts to close, obstruct or otherwise interfere with international navigation through the Strait of Hormuz."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Medications such as modafinil are sometimes used to promote wakefulness, but these drugs have mainly been studied in overnight workers and can interfere with sleep later in the day.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Her father considers this just a hobby, a weekend recreation that shouldn’t interfere with her taking over the store one day.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The swarm of particles makes it difficult to get a measurement of the electron’s mass and charge, because the particles interfere with the measurement, masking the electron’s true properties.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife