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intervene

[in-ter-veen] / ˌɪn tərˈvin /




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She just wanted to teach Martin a lesson, but soon, social services intervene to determine whether the elderly couple has to be separated for Leslie’s safety.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Her work focuses on identifying changes in the brain that occur before Alzheimer's symptoms develop and finding ways to intervene early.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

The court declined to intervene and scheduled another hearing for 16 December.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Navy would need to cross to intervene in a conflict over the island.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

In the end, the warden decided not to intervene.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

When asked by reporters on Friday how he would react if Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant intervenes and stops the Portadown District's parade going ahead, Power said they would "obviously not be very happy".

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

It identifies effective models, replicates them, intervenes in failing schools and closes those that don’t improve.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

The Bank of Japan intervenes in the market under the instruction of the ministry to ease economic damage from sharp fluctuations in exchange rates.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

“Real life intervenes for Kayce. Unfortunately it happens to so many of us.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026

Out in the yard, the two kids start arguing over the bubble wand, and their mom intervenes.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

In a message on X, the police said officers had "intervened early this morning... to put an end to these illegal encampments".

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said the person “heroically intervened to stop further loss of life.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The chapter said the woman’s friend alerted one of their “sober monitors,” and other members intervened.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Players from both teams intervened, and the episode was documented on video by the NFL.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

And then Joey intervened, looking as serious as he did the night before, after Chas backed down.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith

Their work could eventually identify new targets for treatments and lead to strategies for intervening earlier in developmental processes associated with autism.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

If you buy maturity-based exchange-traded funds, you can build a ladder of the intervening years, but that means that each year, you have to commit to a certain amount coming due.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

ECB President Christine Lagarde has reacted coolly when asked about the prospect of the central bank intervening to support French debt.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Upon arriving, the statues discover that Rome has undergone more than a few changes over the intervening centuries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

In the intervening years, the program had advanced a great deal, but it still got little respect beyond the West Coast.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown


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