intervene
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The case is not the first time Cal Fire has faced questions about conduct at its stations and whether management failed to intervene.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
But European allies who hoped Rubio could intervene when Trump threatened to seize the Danish territory of Greenland were left wanting.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
First, in April 2025, lawmakers passed a law intended to clarify when doctors could intervene in medical emergencies.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
But he adds "it's a fight" and "we feel somehow we have to intervene and help".
From BBC • May 2, 2026
The inward person doth shrink and hesitate before the daunting inception of active deeds, wishing that some discouraging voice should intervene and forbid, so that no hazard might be made.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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