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intervene

[in-ter-veen] / ˌɪn tərˈvin /




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Meanwhile, county officials have stepped back — for now — from earlier threats to intervene and possibly force more immediate budget cuts upon the nation’s second-largest school system.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Finance officials from both sides signaled readiness to intervene further if needed but the yen remains historically weak against the dollar and a broader basket of currencies.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Britain's culture minister Lisa Nandy, meanwhile, opted not to intervene in the merger, saying she had secured "assurances and further legally-binding commitments" to ensure a diverse range of broadcasting and on-demand services in the country.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

The two countries are expected to continue to intervene "intermittently in a coordinated manner for some time", he added.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Only now that we are about to destroy more than an acceptable level of genetic material are they deciding to intervene.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

Saroj is now demanding the government urgently intervenes and close HMP Pentonville down.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

"When one country intervenes in the decisions of another country, freedom dies," Petro wrote Tuesday in response to Trump's endorsement.

From Barron's Jun. 3, 2026

“Real life intervenes for Kayce. Unfortunately it happens to so many of us.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 1, 2026

One-third of the nation’s coal fleet plans to retire over the next five years, unless someone intervenes.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 3, 2026

“Vegetables are good for you; your mother says so too. Have some more,” she insists, until Father intervenes and upholds my right to refuse a dish I don’t like.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

Burnley got into trouble while attending another high school when Marsh intervened to get him another chance.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

Japan and the United States intervened jointly in financial markets last week, buying yen for the first time since the Asian financial crisis in 1998.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

Bank of Japan data indicated that Tokyo may have sold almost $59bn of US dollar to buy yen when it intervened in New York markets on Thursday, before Friday's confirmed joint intervention with Washington.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Washington and Tokyo jointly intervened to strengthen the slumping yen.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Ordinarily this would have been so—if the summer, the gypsy days, had not intervened.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

The question is whether we can last the intervening two and a half years.

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

Congress established the 39% limit in 2004, intervening after the FCC moved to raise the cap to 45%.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

In the intervening years, however, a cottage industry of compounding pharmacies emerged, including Ro and Hims & Hers Health.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

But divine entities stopped intervening in man’s affairs long ago; besides, I had the answer drawn and nocked since I’d walked out of the theater days before.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2026

Sesame Street, after all, was a product of the 1960s, and in the intervening three decades major strides had been made in understanding how children’s minds work.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell




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