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interest

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


NOUN
advantage
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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Inflation and interest rates also influence gold's popularity.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

The duo of outsiders broke through a system dominated by elite appellate attorneys, who go to great lengths to identify cases that might interest the high court.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

As an investor, that’s a combination that piques my interest.

From MarketWatch Sep. 5, 2026

If Paxton wins, an incomplete picture of his finances could prevent watchdogs from evaluating his conflicts of interest as a senator, Holman and others said.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

He wasn’t actually sorry, because Janie’s interest was stupid.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

He spoke of an "episode in which numerous actors and interests converge", doubling down on his assertion that hoaxes and rumours spread by social media had sparked the crisis.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Meanwhile, the food industry has tried to keep up with consumers’ interests in things like protein and fiber, as wellness trends and increased GLP-1 use reshape diets.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

Negotiating competing interests seems to come naturally to him.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Chase said the acquisition marked an expansion of the library’s collecting interests beyond its millions of rare books, manuscripts and historical items spanning from the 11th through the 21st centuries.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

What the press—and seemingly everyone else—failed to understand was that it was Bobby’s shrewdness in protecting his financial interests, rather than temper tantrums or neuroses, that was making him hesitate.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Manchester United, who were attracted to Lewis-Skelly's ability to play at left-back, were interested but ultimately deemed his valuation too high.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Sabalenka didn’t appear particularly interested in policing what New Yorkers do in their spare time as recreational use is legal in the state.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

As the Wall Street Journal reported from Iowa this week, Cruz has been “quietly asking people if they would be interested in working on his 2028 bid.”

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

Molchanova, a design student in Russia, told Epstein she was interested in fashion design.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

We kept the shop open, not because anyone was interested in watches, but because people wanted to see Father.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Sculptra is particularly interesting for this theme because it stimulates collagen production, rather than simply filling wrinkles.

From MarketWatch Sep. 5, 2026

“Transparency is a very interesting word,” the governor told the Times.

From Salon Sep. 4, 2026

What’s more interesting, then, is not the proposal itself, which consisted of only a sentence, but the reason Johnson felt the need to introduce the measure in the first place.

From Slate Sep. 3, 2026

But it will be interesting to see what they’re able to do with a bigger backing.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

Perhaps Simon would learn something interesting from Great-Uncle Pudge himself, at the old sailors’ home in Brighton, and send news.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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