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intervene

[in-ter-veen] / ˌɪn tərˈvin /




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He said his team was hoping to get a letter from the Justice Department “stating that they will keep their promises…but we should be prepared to intervene.”

From The Wall Street Journal

However, the umpire intervened to confirm Britain had wrapped up the best-of-five tie at the earliest opportunity.

From BBC

Secondly, because of the nature of the intervening inflation shock.

From BBC

Officials said the group could still intervene in exceptional circumstances when prices are too high.

From The Wall Street Journal

The German brigade already deployed to Lithuania failed to intervene, in part because Russia used drones to lay mines on roads leading out of its base.

From The Wall Street Journal