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intervene

[in-ter-veen] / ˌɪn tərˈvin /




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He urges boards to review a few relatively immediate outcomes that may reveal whether the board needs to intervene and shore up support for the newcomer or look for an alternative leader.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Police urged the public to alert them to more runaway seals and not attempt to intervene themselves.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

She called for anyone that can intervene, including the prime minister and taoiseach, to "put this right".

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

It can lead to a power struggle over how much to intervene and, for example, whether a parent should or should not enter nursing-home care.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

There’ve been so many times I’ve wanted to speak up, to intervene, to help people.

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate

The Bank of Japan intervenes in the market under the instruction of the ministry to ease economic damage from sharp fluctuations in exchange rates.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

While Kim grew closer to Kremlin-linked businessmen, her newly estranged husband, Bakalchuk, enlisted the support of Ramzan Kadyrov, a former warlord and current head of Chechnya who intervenes in business disputes in return for cash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026

At several points, Ratner intervenes to prod Trump into sharing more about herself.

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026

“I think what Clara is trying to say,” Dad intervenes, “is that this could be a good opportunity for us as a family.”

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

In August, Tokyo and Washington confirmed that they had jointly intervened to halt a slide in the yen after it fell to a fresh 40-year low.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

She kept her seat only after the Supreme Court intervened, and the case is still live.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

In 2017, Kremlev took over the Russian Boxing Federation, after Rubezhnoi personally intervened to put him at the helm.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

Fortunately, the devices failed and law enforcement quickly intervened.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

She is different from my biological mom, with whom I have those powerful memories that always acted like magnets connecting me to her no matter how much time passed or what circumstances intervened.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

Although Harbaugh doesn’t see himself intervening on McDaniel’s turf, he does want to see improvement from Herbert.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Steer clear of constant checking and tracking or intervening These may soothe you in the short term, but can inadvertently communicate to your young adult: "I am not sure you can cope without me."

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Those costs will rise, along with your son’s 529 account, in the intervening years.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

Those have included intervening in the currency markets to support the Japanese yen, a move that could in turn reduce pressure on Japan’s government to sell U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 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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