as in intervening
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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Recent Examples of intermediating
Rare is the business that grows by intermediating what is rendered worthless by the intermediation.
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
John Tamny, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Piastri was unhappy with the move, but McLaren opted against intervening during the race, which would have involved asking Norris to give the place back.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Trump also offered an olive branch to Iran, suggested intervening in fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and the US may facilitate a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The engineers explain that the robot’s balance and locomotion have been trained in a simulated environment with slopes, obstacles, and interfering forces, where it has been run for hundreds of thousands of virtual hours.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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Fiscal rules left broken Officials in Brussels are unlikely to want to appear to be interfering in domestic political affairs, but the pressure is on for Paris to embark on some serious fiscal consolidation — and fast.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Intermediating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermediating. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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