To step into a situation to try to change what is happening, often to stop something bad or to help solve a problem.
From Latin *intervenire* “to come between,” from *inter-* “between” and *venire* “to come.” It originally described physically coming between two things or people.
Intervening is powerful because it breaks the default path of events. Many tragedies and many successes quietly hinge on whether someone decided, in one moment, to intervene or to stay silent.
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