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as in stakes
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 companies
a commercial or industrial activity or organization
a multinational corporation with interests on every continent
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as in interest groups
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 intrigues
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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But what intrigues me the most is that unlike most superyachts that can only accommodate 12 guests per charter, Renaissance has been designed to swaddle 36 guests in superyacht luxury.—
Bill Springer,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024 -
Infielder Cam Smith, the Cubs’ first-round pick last season, is a name that intrigues Astros officials.—
Chandler Rome,
The Athletic,
12 Dec. 2024
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The fire department, which occupies a portion of city hall, is condemned due to roof damage, water leaks and mold.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2025
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Visitors enter into the kitchen, which is large and light-filled, and occupies the center of the home.—
Adam Williams,
New Atlas,
3 Jan. 2025
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For senior professionals, this often involves targeted upskilling in leadership development, emerging technologies, or areas like sustainability and digital transformation.—
Andrew Fennell,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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Another episode’s mystery involves space tourism, which meant Lawson had to figure out space suits for a cast of wealthy characters.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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More than one in four enterprises in the research (28%) were still at this stage of AI.—
Joe McKendrick,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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This is the achievement stage, and 7% of enterprises are already at this point, the MIT researchers state.—
Joe McKendrick,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Interests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interests. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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