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intervention

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


NOUN
armed interference
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Through his intervention, Graham helped to ensure he was confirmed – albeit by the narrowest of margins.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2026

"Funding in local authorities has overwhelmingly concentrated on that late intervention."

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026

Authorities have not spelled out Yepez’s alleged role in the plot, but the intervention of U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

Michael Nizard, head of multi-asset and overlay at Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management, said the yen’s excessive weakness could prompt coordinated intervention.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026

These species would most likely be extinct were it not for human intervention.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh




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