in the interest of
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: in order to achieve (a particular goal or result)
In the interest of fairness, we decided to get everyone's opinion before making a decision.
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Rather than focusing on deportations efforts, the incoming administration should consider investing in this group through incubator programs, accelerators and potentiate this demographic in the interest of the average U.S. voter.
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London School Of Economics, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
So, in the interest of focusing on leisure rather than work, today’s deal is a powerful gaming rig that punches way above its weight with a $200 discount.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2025
Three years after the worst months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Idaho lawmakers are pushing once again to ban mask mandates implemented in the interest of public health.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 21 Jan. 2025
Just one in three endorse separating families or sending people to countries other than their country of origin in the interest of speed.
—Margaret Talev, Axios, 19 Jan. 2025
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London School Of Economics, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
So, in the interest of focusing on leisure rather than work, today’s deal is a powerful gaming rig that punches way above its weight with a $200 discount.
—Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2025
Three years after the worst months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Idaho lawmakers are pushing once again to ban mask mandates implemented in the interest of public health.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 21 Jan. 2025
Just one in three endorse separating families or sending people to countries other than their country of origin in the interest of speed.
—Margaret Talev, Axios, 19 Jan. 2025
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“In the interest of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20interest%20of. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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