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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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And while the courts originally said transfer tax revenue must go into a municipality’s general fund, special taxes under Upland can be exclusively directed to whatever the local government, or special interest group, wants.
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Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 23 Mar. 2025
Others were organized by labor unions, special interest groups, fired federal workers or just frustrated Americans.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
But the special interests and their puppet politicians are still scared of the 60%.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
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Alice George, Ph.D. is an independent historian with a special interest in America during the 1960s.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
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Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 23 Mar. 2025
Others were organized by labor unions, special interest groups, fired federal workers or just frustrated Americans.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
But the special interests and their puppet politicians are still scared of the 60%.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
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Alice George | | READ MORE
Alice George, Ph.D. is an independent historian with a special interest in America during the 1960s.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for special interest
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“Special interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/special%20interest. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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