After the initial incident involving Anton Ferdinand, the FA interceded and stripped Terry of the England captaincy.

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The Attorney General interceded and brokered a settlement that recognized Hynie and her son as legitimate heirs (without even a DNA test).

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He had powerful friends all his life, and a couple of them, higher-ups in the Church, interceded with the Pope on his behalf.

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But Chris Blackwell, one of Marley's producers and the founder of Island Records, interceded on my behalf, and Mother Booker agreed to grant me an audience.

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She rarely interceded in football operations, but fans happily recall how she nixed the drafting of a Nebraska linebacker with a criminal history of abusing women.

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Syrian police looked on but never interceded.

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