intervene
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“What’s interesting is that Japan did it during a very low-liquidity week, so threatening to intervene when markets are thin, in theory, should give you a bigger spot bang for the buck.”
From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026
Federal Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, who must decide whether OpenAI -- the creator of ChatGPT -- betrayed its original nonprofit mission, had to intervene several times to compel the world's richest man to answer questions.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
"If confirmed, that gives us a real opportunity to intervene at an earlier stage - and help people get a diagnosis and potentially consider treatment earlier on."
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
He refused to intervene in favor of one or the other, and he is counting on the Russell vs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
In order to affect the future profoundly, a time traveler would probably have to intervene in a number of carefully chosen events, to change the weave of history.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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