interest

Example Sentences

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My interest in watching any film solely to make fun of it is slight.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said last week that interest rates could go in either direction, depending on the risks to the economy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026

BDCs became a primary way for investors to gain exposure to private-company growth and offered dividend yields above 5% using interest from the loans.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

The limited inflow of new workers means the economy’s speed limit is lower, she said, and the risk of a miscalculation—holding interest rates either too low or too high—is greater.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

A group of prominent men had contacted him about their interest in seeing the original mediums, Maggie and Kate, demonstrate their powers in New York City.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock