intervene
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In May this year, Pakistan's five major oil refineries said the cross-border flow of petroleum products was increasing and sent a letter to the government urging it to intervene.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
In practical terms, this amounts to a claim that patients must risk their lives too, given that physicians facing the loss of their professional futures and liberty will sometimes wait too long before they intervene.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026
South Korean officials said over the weekend that they stood ready to intervene to curb excessive volatility and speculative trading.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
The challenge, she says, is learning when not to intervene.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
“Tobias, they were watching us. Everything that happened, everything we did. They didn’t intervene, they just invaded our privacy. Constantly.”
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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