Example Sentences

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During the intervening period, government spending has risen faster than inflation.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The justice minister praised the "brave people who disarmed the attacker", referring to a group of people who can be seen intervening in a video of the incident circulated online.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

This is despite her insistence that her values haven’t changed in the intervening years.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

However, the results suggest that intervening before the disease appears can meaningfully alter its course, potentially reducing the number of years people spend living with symptoms and related complications.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

During the intervening period I had no time to nurse chimeras; and I believe I was as active and gay as anybody—Adèle excepted.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë