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as in stake
a legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something
all of the workers at the food cooperative have an interest in it
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as in welfare
the state of doing well especially in relation to one's happiness or success
make no mistake: she's determined to act in her own interest in this business deal
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as in firm
a commercial or industrial activity or organization
a multinational corporation with interests on every continent
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as in special interest
a group of people with a common identifying interest that they seek to protect and promote
the contention that the nation's financial interests have too much power
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as in to intrigue
to hold the attention of
the book didn't interest me, so I ended up watching the parade of people on the sidewalk
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Recent Examples of interest
Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
Still, the order applies only partly to one particularly powerful agency, the Federal Reserve, covering issues related to its supervision and regulation of Wall Street, but exempting its decisions related to monetary policy, like raising and lowering interest rates.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 3 Jan. 2025
Cotton said a president needs to keep qualified individuals interested in serving the White House and that may sometimes require enhanced security for officials.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Earlier in February, sluggish growth and a recent drop in inflation prompted the Bank of England to make its first interest rate cut of the year, bringing its benchmark rate down to 4.5%.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
Still, the order applies only partly to one particularly powerful agency, the Federal Reserve, covering issues related to its supervision and regulation of Wall Street, but exempting its decisions related to monetary policy, like raising and lowering interest rates.
—Charlie Savage, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Verb
Ayesha Gulzar is a clinical pharmacist interested in medical research, pharmacy practice, and medication therapy management.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 3 Jan. 2025
Cotton said a president needs to keep qualified individuals interested in serving the White House and that may sometimes require enhanced security for officials.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interest
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The 40% stake in dispute includes general partnership interests and all of the non-Taylor LP interests, according to a lawsuit filed after the agreement by the largest outside shareholder in the teams.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Under the deal, which has formally closed, Common Sense Networks will hold a significant minority stake in Cricket, a person familiar with the transaction told Deadline.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
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On Valentine's Day on Friday, the animal welfare organization is offering pet lovers a chance to have a sleepover with a dog or a cat from shelters across the country.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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But last week, Winston had a rough mental health day, prompting the church to try to contact the Trusted Response Urgent Support Team (TRUST) — a team of health professionals and support advocates for nonviolent psychiatric emergencies — and then, when unsuccessful, to call 911 for a welfare check.—
Devan Patel,
The Mercury News,
9 Feb. 2025
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The firm aims to share its work beyond the halls of academia.—
Jason Phillips,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Just two firms were selected for this year’s Fintech 50 in the investing category, making way for more up-and-comers in other areas like payments and personal finance.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes,
18 Feb. 2025
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So, just about everyone other than special interest groups should like the immediate effects of this plan.—
Ray Dalio,
TIME,
13 Feb. 2025
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Regardless of the ultimate verdict, jurors in the Madigan trial saw irrevocable proof of Springfield’s messy overlap of money, special interests, power politics and extraordinarily cozy relationships between lawmakers and lobbyists.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025
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While the boots are still new to my collection, I’m really intrigued to see how the leather wears overtime.—
Aamina Inayat Khan,
StyleCaster,
8 Feb. 2025
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The Mets have been intrigued by the possibility of his velocity in a relief role, but valued the starting pitching depth in the past.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2025
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At the same time, polling has shown that U.S. adults tend to overestimate the share of the federal budget that is spent on foreign aid.—
Linley Sanders,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Wall Street analysts’ consensus outlook was for earnings of $1.05 per share and revenue of $611.3 million.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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Last month, trade organization People For Bikes expressed concern about 25% tariffs issued for Canadian and Mexican goods, as well as a 10% tariff on Chinese goods.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Within hours of Trump’s Saturday order, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hit back with tit-for-tat retaliatory 25% tariffs on American goods.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Jacob also addressed the possible gains for his company from the closure of rival Cinema Guzzo cinema locations in Montreal on Feb. 6.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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Klarna said the agreement will make its payment methods, including the company’s interest-free BNPL and flexible financing options, fully available on the JP Morgan Payments’ Commerce Solutions Platform.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
WWD,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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