intervene
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Navigating a transaction where no human will ever intervene is quite another.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Smith told the Guardian he regretted his actions but decided to intervene at the store in Clapham Junction, south London, after seeing thefts there "every hour of every day for the last five years".
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
After she didn’t return to the den for several days and her cub’s condition started to dangerously deteriorate, the Department of Fish and Wildlife authorized the park service to intervene and rescue him.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
"It suggests new ways to intervene before patients progress to severe inflammation that can require intubation."
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
But they were both older and wiser coyotes and knew that even if I did not somehow intervene, coming under the mare to take the rabbit would be tantamount to committing suicide.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
Vocabulary lists containing intervene
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