interests
Example Sentences
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The proposal -- echoing the restaurant shorthand "86" for an item that is off the menu -- pits zealous reformers against vested interests, with an electorate knowing little about the issue.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
In the process, Wilson meets other eccentric characters that share his passion of filmmaking but have their own interests, like clearing gum from a sidewalk, immortalizing a person’s tattoo after they’re dead, and music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Better yet, assemble a team of allies to protect your interests.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
This is what the industry calls "misalignment" - broadly defined as when AI machines do not act in humanity's best interests, such as by bending the rules.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Strict separation of the races would have threatened slaveholders’ immediate interests and was, in any event, wholly unnecessary as a means of creating social distance or establishing the inferior status of slaves.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
