Example Sentences

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Business Secretary Peter Kyle says he would have intervened to block the sale of UK microchip company ARM Holdings had he been in government at the time.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Last week, India’s central bank announced a raft of measures to support the rupee, while Indonesia’s monetary authorities have repeatedly intervened to bolster the rupiah.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

He introduced bills for a clearer medical exception and protection for doctors who intervened in cases where a fatal fetal anomaly risked the mother’s health.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

The hajj's last day is also the start of Eid al-Adha, the festival celebrating Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son before the angel Gabriel intervened and offered him a goat in Ishmael's place.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

“Once you’ve finished cleaning your room for the day,” Mom intervened, “then Dad will give you an hour or two on the family computer. Right?”

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas