- present participle of intervene.
intervening
Example Sentences
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Westminster Magistrates' Court heard how Wilby spoke to Creasy about knife crime and her "failings as a Member of Parliament" before filming her, leading to members of the public intervening.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The question is whether we can last the intervening two and a half years.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
In the intervening years, however, a cottage industry of compounding pharmacies emerged, including Ro and Hims & Hers Health.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 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
Through a break in the clouds of Titan, you might glimpse Saturn and its rings, their pale yellow color diffused by the intervening atmosphere.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing intervening
Franklin D. Roosevelt, "A Date That Will Live In Infamy" (1941)
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Selected Short Stories of H.G. Wells
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The Martian
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