intervention
Example Sentences
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A harsh crackdown on the demonstrations and the threat of U.S. military intervention have dragged the country’s currency lower, crippling daily life for millions.
Last week, he warned, external that "current conditions for Europe's chemical industry are unsurvivable without immediate intervention".
From BBC
His precious moments are not memories of an idealized past, nor projections of a tantalizing dream, but interventions in our complex present that reveal beautiful and unsettling layers.
From Los Angeles Times
"By finding what breaks the chromosome in the first place, we now have a new and actionable point of intervention for slowing cancer evolution."
From Science Daily
Lord McDonald made a highly unusual intervention this week, saying he had tried to get in touch with No10 about the possibility of Dame Antonia being appointed and warning "more due diligence" was needed.
From BBC
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