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Run interference
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There was a shooting. Some people were killed. When it was over Joe (CIA agent) and Tom (Secret Service agent) had run interference with their government colleagues and Mike, Christa and Jerry were not part of that questioning.
What does these two phrases exactly say in this context?
There was a shooting. Some people were killed. When it was over Joe (CIA agent) and Tom (Secret Service agent) had run interference with their government colleagues and Mike, Christa and Jerry were not part of that questioning.
What does these two phrases exactly say in this context?
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Hi, There was a shooting. Some people were killed. When it was over Joe (CIA agent) and Tom (Secret Service agent) had run interference THis is a term from the American game of football.
- Hi, There was a shooting.
- Some people were killed.
- When it was over Joe (CIA agent) and Tom (Secret Service agent) had run interference THis is a term from the American game of football.
- You carry the ball.
- I go with you, and prevent any of our opponents from interfering with you.
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Hi,
There was a shooting. Some people were killed. When it was over Joe (CIA agent) and Tom (Secret Service agent) had run interference THis is a term from the American game of football. You carry the ball. I go with you, and prevent any of our opponents fro
There was a shooting. Some people were killed. When it was over Joe (CIA agent) and Tom (Secret Service agent) had run interference THis is a term from the American game of football. You carry the ball. I go with you, and prevent any of our opponents fro
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So it means that probably Joe and Tom did everything so that their government colleagues wouldn't pick on Mike, Christa and Jerry. Is that right? They didn't want their colleagues to ask these three people any questions for example?
So it means that probably Joe and Tom did everything so that their government colleagues wouldn't pick on Mike, Christa and Jerry. Is that right? They didn't want their colleagues to ask these three people any questions for example?
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Hi,
There was a shooting. Some people were killed. When it was over Joe (CIA agent) and Tom (Secret Service agent) had run interference with their government colleagues and Mike, Christa and Jerry were not part of that questioning.
So it means that probably Joe and Tom did everything so that their government colleag
There was a shooting. Some people were killed. When it was over Joe (CIA agent) and Tom (Secret Service agent) had run interference with their government colleagues and Mike, Christa and Jerry were not part of that questioning.
So it means that probably Joe and Tom did everything so that their government colleag
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