as in to interfere
to interest oneself in what is not one's concern
please stop meddling in your sister's marriage, even though you mean well
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Putin’s history of meddling in elections extends beyond Ukraine, of course.
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Lena Surzhko Harned, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2025
How odd then, for Republicans to be calling for government to meddle in Apple’s operations.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The private sector also has good reasons to worry that Beijing could meddle more in businesses in the name of supporting them, suffocating innovation and competition.
—Li Yuan, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Russia has sought to meddle, in 2004 stealing the vote and sparking huge protests that unseated its proxy candidate who stole the vote.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
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Lena Surzhko Harned, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2025
How odd then, for Republicans to be calling for government to meddle in Apple’s operations.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
The private sector also has good reasons to worry that Beijing could meddle more in businesses in the name of supporting them, suffocating innovation and competition.
—Li Yuan, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Russia has sought to meddle, in 2004 stealing the vote and sparking huge protests that unseated its proxy candidate who stole the vote.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Meddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meddle. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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