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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
Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2024
This partnership ensures that clients are guided by unbiased experts who prioritize their best interests.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
What interests me are the scents that diverge from the norm and feel singular in their intent.
—Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The prospective buyers have great interest — and also lots of secrets.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2024
This partnership ensures that clients are guided by unbiased experts who prioritize their best interests.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
Verb
Vegas showgirls is something that has always interested her.
—Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
What interests me are the scents that diverge from the norm and feel singular in their intent.
—Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interest
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Ignoring the ongoing Minnesota Timberwolves saga, there have not been any NBA control sales in 2024 after three last year, plus a quasi-control deal with the Milwaukee Bucks where Marc Lasry sold his 25% stake to Jimmy and Dee Haslam at a $3.2 billion valuation.Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Both Geely Auto and Volvo own stakes in Polestar, a Swedish manufacturer dedicated to EVs.Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 18 Dec. 2024
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However, the city remains reliant on the gambling industry for revenues to support welfare programs and other goals laid out by Beijing, analysts say.Katie Tam and Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Animal welfare advocates estimate that 124 million pigs are killed annually for food in the U.S. alone.Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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The firm has worked for decades with entertainers, athletes and others to enter Canada.Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
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An email from the law firm also said Friedman Agnifilo wouldn’t be making any statements at this time.Candy Woodall, Baltimore Sun, 14 Dec. 2024
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Six Ways Kelly Loeffler Can Improve The SBA Reforming and modernizing the SBA would better meet the needs of America’s small-business owners and entrepreneurs, not special interests in Washington.Rohit Arora, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Yet, after the successes of the civil rights movement in the 1960s threatened to dilute his power base, the governor joined forces with special interest groups to promote policies intended to protect big business at the expense of everyday Alabamans.Brucie Porter / Made by History, TIME, 5 Dec. 2024
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Until then, buyers in this segment will likely be intrigued by the K4’s exterior design, advanced tech, and premium cabin.Karl Brauer, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Blackwood was intrigued by the rogue royal who was neither aristocratic nor conventionally beautiful.Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
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Cambridge, Massachusetts Business: Customer platform to support businesses in sales, marketing and customer service A growing share of people aren’t happy with their pay, according to recent data from Pew Research Center.Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
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Stack, who has not sold a single share of his voting stock since taking the company public in 2002 and remains the biggest individual shareholder, is now worth $5.4 billion.Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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In other words, inflation means that the same amount of money is ‘worth’ less than in the preceding period because prices of goods and services have gone up.Hilary Tetenabaum, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Less expensive goods come with significantly slimmer margins that experts say are likely to chip away at profits even at the largest luxury conglomerates LVMH and Kering.Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2024
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The company’s commitment to sustainability goes beyond just the main fibers and fabrics used in the Chillpaca.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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The unscripted industry could greatly benefit from a portion of that funding to incentivize companies to shoot in L.A.Peter White, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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