meddling
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The sparks between them are obvious, and Appa, the soul of indiscretion, can’t help meddling in his overbearing way.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
It’s a near-catastrophic narrative oversight that, like a handful of other plot holes, reeks of studio meddling by Warner Bros. after early test screenings failed to meet expectations.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
China has repeatedly denied allegations of foreign meddling.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026
In 1904, frustrated with growing instability in Latin America, Roosevelt said he would modify the 1823 Monroe Doctrine that set out to claim American pre-eminence over the hemisphere and protect it from European meddling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
The investigators, meantime, saw the Shaws as meddling liars.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Vocabulary lists containing meddling
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
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Vocabulary from Readings 2, Unit 1
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A Snicker of Magic
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