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interfere

[in-ter-feer] / ˌɪn tərˈfɪər /


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According to BMO, among Gen Z and millennial daters, 50% and 40%, respectively, said that these costs interfere with their financial goals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

In response to his speech, the Chinese Embassy in Washington told Reuters that Beijing "has never and will never interfere in the presidential elections".

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

The approach could be especially valuable for manufacturing tiny electronic devices, where leftover additives can interfere with the performance of printed materials.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

That’s because management is giving itself a target it feels obligated to meet, even if factors outside its control interfere with the quest.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Did I understand that I really, really had to not interfere?

From "Orbiting Jupiter" by Gary D. Schmidt

If investors conclude for themselves that having a high concentration of individual stocks interferes with their goals, they might forgo this approach.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

They said that caffeine could affect the results, and gel interferes with the electrodes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

"Biotin does not actually change the levels of hormones in the body, but it interferes with the way those levels could be checked when blood work is done," she said.

From Science Daily May 7, 2026

“Because the Constitution gives the federal government exclusive authority over foreign affairs and the conduct of wars, federal law preempts all state law that substantially interferes with the Government’s exercise of those powers,” Alito wrote.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

If, however, something destroys this enzyme or interferes with its action, the person exposed to malathion receives the full force of the poison.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

This includes the area of the player's intended swing - which DeChambeau was found to have interfered with.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

When those abnormal forms appeared after memories had already formed, they interfered with the brain's ability to retrieve them.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

The Civil Guard released a rare statement on Thursday evening denying that Gonzalez ever "participated in any operation against any Civil Guard unit" or "interfered in any investigation performed by" its officers.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

The justices concluded that Hill, in her role as court clerk, had interfered with the jury in pursuit of fame and book sales.

From The Wall Street Journal May 24, 2026

She had never interfered in the will of another.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

Such a strategy might block harmful fibrotic signaling without broadly interfering with serotonin's many essential functions elsewhere in the body.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

In a novel full of insufferable characters interfering with romantic soulmates, Mary commits the sins of both pedantry and priggishness.

From Salon Jun. 25, 2026

Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed a bill prohibiting corporate entities from interfering in medical practice and requiring ownership disclosure.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

Its satellites have been blamed for interfering with astronomical observations and posing an ever-increasing risk of space collisions.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

Grudgingly I sold him one, ruefully concluding that, as always, work was interfering at a crucial moment.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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