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intervention

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


NOUN
armed interference
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West's intervention appeared to take many Labour MPs by surprise.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Those methods failed to protect Gen. Camara, one of the key backers in the junta for Russia’s intervention.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

"In this case, any kind of intervention that can have a beneficial effect on health, you could potentially have a huge improvement in quality of life for the individual."

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

In the hopes of safeguarding their newborns from what they see as unnecessary medical intervention, they have shunned fundamental and scientifically sound pharmaceutical intervention.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

But she had piqued his interest, in a way he says likely wouldn’t have happened, absent her intervention.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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