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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This unique adaptation was in the interest of keeping clients with early stages of dementia from getting confused, which happens more often in building interiors with lots of corners to navigate.
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Sara Zeff Geber, Phd, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
The Sugar Bowl college football game between Notre Dame and Georgia, which was postponed by a day in the interest of national security, was played Thursday evening.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
The Sugar Bowl college football playoff game between Notre Dame and Georgia, initially set for Wednesday night and postponed by a day in the interest of national security, was played Thursday evening.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 3 Jan. 2025
No industry is perfect — nor is any health care model — and insurance companies make terrible calls all the time in the interest of cost savings.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
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Sara Zeff Geber, Phd, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
The Sugar Bowl college football game between Notre Dame and Georgia, which was postponed by a day in the interest of national security, was played Thursday evening.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025
The Sugar Bowl college football playoff game between Notre Dame and Georgia, initially set for Wednesday night and postponed by a day in the interest of national security, was played Thursday evening.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 3 Jan. 2025
No industry is perfect — nor is any health care model — and insurance companies make terrible calls all the time in the interest of cost savings.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024
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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 17 Jan. 2025.
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