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interest

[in-ter-ist, -trist] / ˈɪn tər ɪst, -trɪst /


NOUN
advantage
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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The inflation tracker that exerts the biggest influence on the actions of the Federal Reserve is getting a makeover just as a divided central bank weighs whether to raise U.S. interest rates this fall.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

Rigorously researched, “Skipping School” will interest historians of education and general readers curious about the place of homeschooling in American life.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

The club have explored a number of defensive options, including holding talks over Crystal Palace centre-back Maxence Lacroix and showing interest in former Manchester City defender John Stones and Como's Jacobo Ramon.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

No authors declare a related conflict of interest under Johns Hopkins University policies.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

She could not escape public interest in her life or the pain of missing Elisha.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Bodo added that no further information would be provided, "as this would compromise the interests of the ongoing investigation".

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

China's commerce ministry said on Friday that the moves "seriously infringed upon Jingye's legitimate rights and interests and severely undermined the confidence of Chinese companies investing in the UK".

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

They have a fiduciary duty to act in the best interests of your brother’s estate.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

Three-year degrees would disrupt that by putting students’ interests ahead of institutions’.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

Speaking of promises, a “sacred compact had been made when the nation was founded in 1787, compact which brought us together mutually to relinquish a share of our interests to preserve the remainder.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Seigel said he has been interested in revitalizing the hot dog stand brand for years and jumped at the chance to take it over.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Bhatia, the son-in-law of India steel billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, is heading a consortium interested in buying into the 20-time English champions.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

As they did in the semi-final against the Three Lions, they appeared in the first half to be more interested in stopping any semblance of football occurring than playing the game themselves.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Drexl became interested in The Hum through his research into low-frequency sound.

From Science Daily Jul. 19, 2026

"Frank the Second is not one bit interested in being exhibited."

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

“Partly it’s an intuition I have about what makes an interesting story,” Watkins says.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

"We get to see what people are eating, sometimes you get cigarette ends and it's interesting to see what crisps people are eating."

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

It’s been interesting with all of the things that we have to take care of.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

He called optical components “the most interesting subsector” when evaluating a pullback in the broader semiconductor universe.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

“Anyhow, it’s a lot about Jewish stuff and it’s really interesting and also sad. I’m learning a lot.”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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