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meddle

[med-l] / ˈmɛd l /


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Public policy advocates and experts expressed concern about state lawmakers using their power to meddle with local housing projects, especially when carving out exemptions from laws they’ve imposed on everyone else in the state.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

It’s actually quite problematic that some perversely rich guys meddle in our affairs in their own way.

From Slate • Nov. 19, 2025

But historic attempts to meddle with the infrastructure of European sports haven’t always gone smoothly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 8, 2025

President Hassan warned at the time that she would not allow activists from neighbouring countries to "meddle" in Tanzania's affairs.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2025

Clover asked Benjamin to read her the Sixth Commandment, and when Benjamin, as usual, said that he refused to meddle in such matters, she fetched Muriel.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell




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