intervention
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More yen intervention will probably just delay tough choices for Japan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Potentially, this questioning is a call for an intervention.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
"There's a noticeable change in habitats, mainly because of human intervention ... but also the direct impacts of climate change, especially around waterways," said Gray.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
This intervention from police chiefs comes after the mother of PC Harper told the BBC a phone call from Downing Street "gave her hope" Cole and Bowers could remain behind bars.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 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
The fire service received 300 calls and performed 85 interventions, especially in southern Granada and the city's metropolitan area, said Antonio Sanz, the Andalusia region's top emergencies official.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Scientists also want to determine how long the biological changes last and whether repeating the interventions can strengthen or maintain them over time.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Burnham is also likely to face pressure for more action on the cost of living – although significant interventions are unlikely before October's Budget.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
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
Constructive interventions would have been good not only for African Americans trapped in ghettos, but also for blue-collar workers of all colors, many of whom were suffering too, if less severely.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing intervention
Freak the Mighty
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
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"The Perils of Indifference," Vocabulary from the speech
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