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intervene

[in-ter-veen] / ˌɪn tərˈvin /




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Britain's culture minister Lisa Nandy, meanwhile, opted not to intervene in the merger, saying she had secured "assurances and further legally-binding commitments" to ensure a diverse range of broadcasting and on-demand services in the country.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Because of the "structural fragility" of boats used to cross the Channel, it said they decided not to intervene further at that stage.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

“We’d prefer them not to be selling about $50 billion of Treasurys every time they intervene for little, if any, results,” said Eric Wallerstein, chief macro strategist at Clocktower Group.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

She didn’t say whether the government planned to intervene.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Nor was it that the police managed magically to intervene in a huge percentage of situations that would otherwise have turned deadly.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

"When one country intervenes in the decisions of another country, freedom dies," Petro wrote Tuesday in response to Trump's endorsement.

From Barron's Jun. 3, 2026

We can see Houghton’s play in these moments, but then Alloway’s cheeky pop sensibility intervenes, the arch artificiality and ironic tone draining the emotional impact.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2026

But it suggested that Beijing views an amphibious assault on Taiwan as risky and likely to fail, particularly if the U.S. intervenes.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 19, 2026

That kind of analysis identifies disparities in outcomes, assesses whether they are justified by legitimate objectives, and intervenes when they are not.

From Salon Jan. 22, 2026

Father opens his mouth to answer, but Mother intervenes.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

Burnley got into trouble while attending another high school when Marsh intervened to get him another chance.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

"This is extremely important to the PM and he has personally intervened to ensure everything possible is being done so that vile groomers are dealt with in the way their victims deserve."

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Japan and the United States intervened jointly in financial markets last week, buying yen for the first time since the Asian financial crisis in 1998.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

The U.S. and Japan jointly intervened in currency markets last week to prop up the yen, which had hit a 40-year low late last month.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

When Farmer and his team intervened, proposing a very aggressive combination of MDR drugs—based largely on Farmer’s guesswork—they needed official approval from the Peruvian doctors before the drugs could be administered.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

In the intervening years, however, a cottage industry of compounding pharmacies emerged, including Ro and Hims & Hers Health.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

In the intervening period, Aston Martin, as Newey put it, "overhauled how we work", improved organisation, put in place different systems, and rethought the car.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

“The whole framework is full of contradictions: On the one hand the BOJ is buying bonds, pushing long-term rates down, while the Ministry of Finance is intervening to strengthen the yen,” he added.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

But divine entities stopped intervening in man’s affairs long ago; besides, I had the answer drawn and nocked since I’d walked out of the theater days before.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2026

In a year, it crosses nearly ten trillion kilometers, about six trillion miles, of intervening space.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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