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interference

[in-ter-feer-uhns] / ˌɪn tərˈfɪər əns /


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It encouraged adults to step back and allow children to enjoy the game without interference from over-eager adults.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Democracy Forward has asked people to take one civic-minded action per day leading up to the election, while Indivisible, a progressive grassroots organization, is training volunteers nationwide to mount public push-back to any interference.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

Here is Fottrell’s advice on how the grandmother can redesign her estate plan with no interference from family members.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

To run interference, the district introduced a “signing day” when parents could come and ask questions.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

At that time, if any of the radios failed on the ground or in the air, or there was any kind of interference with the radio transmission, the system didn’t work.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

This type of quantum computing uses error-correction techniques to complete calculations even with interferences in the quantum environment.

From MarketWatch Oct. 25, 2025

When trying to pinpoint the perfect spot to place your router, think about the interferences that could get in the way.

From Fox News Nov. 1, 2021

There’s an artful vagueness to Harris’s music that makes it feel almost hospitable to interferences.

From Washington Post Oct. 25, 2021

“There were actually two interferences on the play because I got hit at third, too, so I knew right away what the call was.”

From Seattle Times Aug. 29, 2021

Every child presently begins to hide itself from the confused tyrannies of the social process, from the searching inspections and injunctions and interferences of parent and priest and teacher.

From The Passionate Friends by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells




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