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interest

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


NOUN
advantage
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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Interest in acquiring a stake in SpaceX among investment funds and individuals, often referred to as "retail investors," is increasingly expected to be high.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

June 2: Interest in the IPO space has skyrocketed in the lead up to the public listing of SpaceX.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Interest was revived decades later when University of Utah researchers revisited the original seismic records.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Interest rates: Warsh has argued that the Fed misreads inflation by relying on models that treat strong growth as inflationary and on data that lags behind by months.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Eisman had long subscribed to a newsletter famous in Wall Street circles and obscure outside them, Grant’s Interest Rate Observer.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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