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a group of people with a common identifying interest that they seek to protect and promote
promised that as governor he would never be beholden to special interests
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Recent Examples of special interest
Common sense, not special interest spin, must prevail.
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Kathy Szeliga, Baltimore Sun, 11 June 2025
Any savings from Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency are effectively wiped out by this blend of special interest tax breaks and spending.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 29 May 2025
The owner's dog, Draco, started taking a special interest in one of the power outlets in the hallway.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
Two ensembles are also likely to hold special interest: the Brentano String Quartet on July 15, and the Dover Quartet on July 29.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
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Kathy Szeliga, Baltimore Sun, 11 June 2025
Any savings from Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency are effectively wiped out by this blend of special interest tax breaks and spending.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 29 May 2025
The owner's dog, Draco, started taking a special interest in one of the power outlets in the hallway.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
Two ensembles are also likely to hold special interest: the Brentano String Quartet on July 15, and the Dover Quartet on July 29.
—Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for special interest
Recent Examples of Synonyms for special interest
Noun
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Levy pointed out that such a new legal status could be used to provide disclosures to others about the parameters of the AI agent’s behavior: A digital employee might be required to act in the best interests of the corporation, to choose an obvious example.—
David G.W. Birch,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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The documents included emails, personal essays and other academic records, which showed Crooks to be a conscientious and intelligent college student with an interest in engineering as well as a clear skepticism of the federal government and corporations.—
Emily Mae Czachor
July 13,
CBS News,
13 July 2025
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The governor and Legislature claimed the revisions were necessary to prevent the undue influence of national interest groups and unproven allegations of voter fraud.—
Mark Dorosin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 July 2025
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And there will always be interest groups who want nothing cut.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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“Special interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/special%20interest. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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