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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Staff within the jail intervened, and Wondra was placed on suicide watch, Crimin testified Tuesday.—
Alex Brizee
March 3,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026 -
Paxton intervened to prevent that.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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In this longer and more structured form, what began as an intentional scattering of ashes becomes an elegiac letter home mediated by shipwreck.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Eight months later, Iran and the US began another round of indirect talks, mediated by Oman.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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To this day, Bezos has never interfered in newsroom decisions, according to interviews with two dozen senior Post journalists over the years.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
30 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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“Intermediated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermediated. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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