as in intervened
to act as a go-between for opposing sides
if the secretary-general chooses to intermediate in this dispute, he'll need all of his diplomatic skills just to get both sides in the same room
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The guard only stopped after a staff member intervened, the affidavit noted.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026 -
While some people viewed Gens as the devil incarnate for working with the Gestapo, others saw him as an angel who intervened between the Germans and the Jews.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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Alonso mediated by promising two days off in the event of a victory.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2026
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Oman mediated five rounds of nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington last year, which stalled after US and Israeli attacks on Iran in June.—
Arsalan Shahla,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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The match ended in disqualification after Finn Balor interfered.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Canada also launched an investigation three years ago into whether the Chinese interfered in Canadian elections in 2019 and 2021.—
Paul Wiseman,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Intermediated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermediated. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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