interposed

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Such a note, seemingly interposed at random, echoes Whitman and DeFeo.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2023

Then a newsreel begins to play - it shows a montage of India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah, interposed with scenes of violence that marked the partition.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2022

In the nearby township of Daveyton, even while openly defying the government’s ban on political funerals, Tutu interposed himself between Black mourners and hundreds of heavily armed soldiers to prevent a violent confrontation.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 26, 2021

On another occasion, Bishop Tutu interposed himself between protesters and police, producing an image of one diminutive priest standing firm against the armed might of the apartheid security machine.

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2021

The other gave answer with his momingstar, but whenever the ball came crashing in, Ser Loras interposed his battered green shield, emblazoned with three golden roses.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin