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interest

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


NOUN
advantage
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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In some cases lenders were posing as legitimate loan firms, but when we started asking questions about what would happen if we were late repaying, we were told it "would add interest".

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Organic earnings before interest and tax is expected to increase between 7% and 10%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

There is also growing interest in targeting synaptic mechanisms to improve cognitive resilience and learning capacity later in life.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

As part of the deal, Anthropic registered interest in collaborating with SpaceX on developing “orbital AI compute capacity.”

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

He had a knack for navigation, a loyal heart, and a keen interest in getting to the bottom of things.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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