intervention
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The first cub died at 2 weeks after it became lethargic, stopped nursing and was removed from Ruby’s care into a temperature-controlled incubator to receive intervention from veterinary teams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
"In an instant we could lose years of careful restoration work. It can take decades for land to recover from fire, even with dedicated intervention and restoration work."
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
They cited Ueda’s remarks and the coordinated U.S.-Japan intervention to support the yen on July 31, which they said could allow the BOJ to raise rates sooner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
"It's been bafflingly effective," she said of the Wolbachia intervention.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Vincent is grateful for Theo’s intervention and Uncle Cor’s help, but he tells Theo that this cannot be contingent on his leaving Sien.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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The intervention appears to have given the yen at least a temporary boost, a sign that the joint effort has been more effective than other recent interventions carried out by the Japanese.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
But developing those solutions should not come at the cost of more mundane but effective interventions.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Japan plans to use a Federal Reserve borrowing facility to get dollars for future interventions rather than sell its U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The yen has been sliding despite previous interventions and comments by Katayama that Japan was ready to act, remarks aimed at deterring investors from betting on the currency sliding further.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
I have discovered, deep in the hearts of many condemned and incarcerated people, the scattered traces of hope and humanity—seeds of restoration that come to astonishing life when nurtured by very simple interventions.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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Vocabulary lists containing intervention
Freak the Mighty
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"The Perils of Indifference," Vocabulary from the speech
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