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intervention

[in-ter-ven-shuhn] / ˌɪn tərˈvɛn ʃən /


NOUN
armed interference
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Absent intervention from a higher court, Pirro’s investigation is all but dead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Dakin, the Scunthorpe MP, said he had hoped the ownership issue would be settled by the anniversary of the government's intervention, but accepted this was now unlikely.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

So going back nearly 60 years, the late Mr. Flint has been left to quietly suffer the indignities of desecration and abandonment, but for temporary intervention.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

When you have to deal with the IRS at the next level of intervention, you need the right kind of expert help.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

The French Film Academy, through the intervention of Rene Tabard, arranged for money to be given to the Melies family, and some of that money went into furnishing Hugo’s room.

From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick




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