intermediated

past tense of intermediate
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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Recent Examples of intermediated Fittingly, a local agent of the Ford Motor Company intermediated the first negotiations in the early 1930s for Standard Oil of California’s rights to Saudi oil. — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026 Among an internet that’s more automated and intermediated by artificial intelligence, trust becomes the defining factor in every interaction. — Sammy Ahmed, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
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  • The co-pilot attacked the Indian captain of the flight on Wednesday and was trying to crash the plane before passengers and crew members intervened, with the help of the wounded captain, according to witnesses and Israeli and Emirati officials.
    — Isabel Kershner, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The copilot allegedly stabbed the captain in the cockpit before passengers intervened aboard FlyDubai Flight FZ1073 after taking off from Dubai, UAE, with 182 people including eight crew members flying to Tel Aviv, Israel, on Wednesday.
    — Sam Metz, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • But how will the company adapt as the customer experience is increasingly mediated by AI?
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 29 Sep. 2026
  • This isn’t just intuition; a 2025 study of 666 professionals found that frequent AI reliance is linked to measurably lower critical-thinking performance, mediated by exactly this kind of cognitive offloading.
    — Anna Drobakha, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
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  • He was supposed to be one-on-one with Reigns before Jimmy Uso interfered and cost him the title.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The robot had to remove the lid, pick up the banana and place it on the plate, while adjusting its actions if a person interfered or an attempt failed.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Intermediated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intermediated. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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