intervene
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The challenge, she says, is learning when not to intervene.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
“I complained to Jason that I wanted to intervene before he got hurt and that she wasn’t even hotter than me.”
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
If faced with major physical shortages of fuel, governments may have little choice but to intervene more directly in markets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
“They lack the authority to detain or arrest suspects, intervene in crimes in progress, conduct searches, or carry firearms for enforcement purposes,” according to a May 21 report from the city agency.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
A force stronger than his own will had to intervene, like the car that had crushed his knee and put him in a wheelchair in 1988.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Vocabulary lists containing intervene
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