interfering

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Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have shown that bistrifluron, a chemical that blocks the formation of new termite exoskeletons, can destroy drywood termite colonies by interfering with the insects' ability to grow.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

The right to change religion is unqualified by its nature, but the right to try to change someone’s religion can’t be unqualified without interfering with and violating others’ religious freedom.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

After its failures attempting to influence monarchs and politicians in Europe, the Catholic Church “didn’t want the government interfering with them and knew that it wasn’t their right to interfere with the government,” Reese said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

But in a matter of minutes, she’d been arrested and accused of interfering with federal law enforcement.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

‘And would spoil my joke. You are an interfering old busybody,’ laughed Bilbo, ‘but I expect you know best, as usual.’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien