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a group of people with a common identifying interest that they seek to protect and promote
agricultural interest groups are adamantly opposed to the bill
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That’s created a rush of negotiations as Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers try to persuade some interest groups to drop their initiatives in exchange for policy changes from Sacramento.
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Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
Large farmers, in turn, have organized into powerful political interest groups that aim to dictate agricultural policy to their governments.
—Jan Dutkiewicz, Vox, 2 May 2024
But there’s a major difference: The FOP, unlike the PBA, is highly critical of Bradshaw.
Unions and other interest groups often place bets on both sides of a campaign.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2024
Never before have interest groups been given such free rein to operate so clearly as a de facto arm of the campaign.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2024
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Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
Large farmers, in turn, have organized into powerful political interest groups that aim to dictate agricultural policy to their governments.
—Jan Dutkiewicz, Vox, 2 May 2024
But there’s a major difference: The FOP, unlike the PBA, is highly critical of Bradshaw.
Unions and other interest groups often place bets on both sides of a campaign.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2024
Never before have interest groups been given such free rein to operate so clearly as a de facto arm of the campaign.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2024
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As a result, even companies that manage to establish a robust market presence may encounter limited acquisition interest and modest valuations upon exit.Tomer Niv, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Kaylee Greenlee Beal | Reuters Japan’s longtime ruling Liberal Democratic Party may have suffered an election shock, but analysts said that’s unlikely to deter the Bank of Japan from its interest rate hike cycle.Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
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In reality, revenue generated by these taxes disappears into the black hole of the general budget and goes to whatever pressure group has the most influence at city hall.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
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The ambivalence was best reflected in, of all places, the response of the National Legion of Decency, the powerful Roman Catholic pressure group that had kept Hollywood in line since 1934.Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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State supreme courts have increasingly become a target of special interest groups in recent years, attracting record-breaking spending that reflects the courts' power as the final say in high-profile cases, according to the Brennan Center for Justice, which tracks spending in judicial races.Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
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Foreign governments and the private sector, meanwhile, lobby Congress to protect policies that favor them, inhibiting changes that may serve the broad public interest but challenge special interests.Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Interest group.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest%20group. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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