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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
Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
On Thursday, the government posts its latest inflation data, which could play into the Federal Reserve's next interest rate decision.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Each commodity has unique benefits that may interest investors in different ways.
—Victor Rosario, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
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Noun
BlackRock predicts Trump's tariffs and the response from other countries will mean that interest rates and long-term yields will remain elevated compared with pre-pandemic levels.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
On Thursday, the government posts its latest inflation data, which could play into the Federal Reserve's next interest rate decision.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
Research places that interest you and who lives there.
—Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Each commodity has unique benefits that may interest investors in different ways.
—Victor Rosario, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for interest
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By December 2023, the private equity firm had taken a majority stake in the British business and set an ambitious expansion plan; targeting 350 outlets by 2031.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Trump’s 53% ownership stake in the company, now in a trust controlled by his oldest son, Donald Trump Jr., rose by $415 million on the day.—
Time,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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Police were responding to the home after a request for a welfare check, WUSA 9 reported.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The money went to the Hope Florida Foundation, a nonprofit that was established by the state to help realize Casey DeSantis’ vision to reshape welfare.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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The founder of investment advisory firm Fisher Investments said Trump’s tariffs that start at a 10% baseline on all imports, with higher rates set for specific countries, are unlikely to succeed as they will be challenged both in legal courts and by Congress.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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Mohammed al-Basha, a Yemen expert of the Basha Report risk advisory firm, cited social media condolence notices suggesting a colonel overseeing police stations for the Houthis in Hodeida had been killed in the strike Trump highlighted, alongside his two brothers.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Emily Pacheco is an associate director of undergraduate admissions at Case Western Reserve University and founder of the NACAC special interest group on AI.—
Brennan Barnard,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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McMorris of California Common Cause said that has created a loophole for politicians and special interest groups to potentially engage in influence peddling and purchasing.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2025
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But the character description intrigued Lee, a Korean-American actor, because the role was written as a character of Korean descent.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
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His true passion lies in connecting with global audiences, particularly those intrigued by the nuanced art of leading in times of crisis.—
Hilary Tetenbaum,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Nike shares fell 14%, while both Apple and Amazon lost 9% of their value.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2025
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While Intel's client business is returning to health, thanks in part to the upcoming 18A process node, Intel keeps losing share in the data center to AMD and has very little to show for its multi-billion-dollar investment in AI accelerators from its Habana Labs acquisition.—
Karl Freund,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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View Comments Then there are President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese goods, that could raise the prices of electronics, though more than half of Nintendo devices imported to the US now come from Vietnam and Cambodia, according to the Financial Times.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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Canada vowed Tuesday to respond with retaliatory tariffs if Trump slaps additional levies on Canadian goods.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2025
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The company said a 20% U.S. tariff on imports from the European Union, which Mr. Trump announced on April 2 before pausing them, would require the company to hike prices by 10% beginning April 15.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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An executive of Siemens, a European technology company, his wife and young children were aboard the tourist helicopter that plunged into New York City's Hudson River on Thursday, leaving no survivors.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/interest. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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