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intervention

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


NOUN
armed interference
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The British government rejected the US intervention in the case.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Despite recent record foreign-exchange intervention, the Japanese currency has weakened again to near the 160 threshold against the dollar, a level seen as a potential trigger for more government action.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The result can be heard in songs like the hard-driving “Is It Real?” in which Hollywell roars about mental illness and divine intervention, while Santos coats it all in steel honey.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

To test this, they applied the same intervention to wild-type mice that naturally displayed elevated anxiety levels.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Thanks to his own agent’s intervention, the seller lost at least $20,000.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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