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intervention

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


NOUN
armed interference
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The FX intervention in April hasn’t been fully reversed, with the dollar trading above 160 yen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

The calling function disturbed us both, the text prompts were too limited and arbitrary, and overall, the device made me realize that our relationship probably didn’t need any technological intervention at all.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2026

He added that the department’s position is the state’s Administrative Procedure Act does not contemplate the commissioner or department staff authorizing intervention requests in the case.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

The U.S. government’s export control on Anthropic’s models highlights a new risk of intervention across the entire artificial intelligence space.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

Between the recognition that the Torricellian tube is a pressure gauge and the invention of the atmospheric steam engine there was no intervention of an extraneous factor.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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