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interfere

[in-ter-feer] / ˌɪn tərˈfɪər /


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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

A judge ordered Amarillas to be held in custody pending a trial, stating that he is a flight risk and has the potential to interfere with evidence and witnesses at Camp Pendleton.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

"Nature has already designed the perfect pollination system. When humans interfere too much, it often disturbs that balance," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

With a sheepish glance at his leader, who looked wrathful but did not dare to interfere, Shirriff Smallburrow fell back and walked beside Sam, who got down off his pony.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien