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interest

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


NOUN
advantage
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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In Lee’s view, Palantir’s strength in commercial enterprise, as well as growing interest from the U.S. government and military, is already being priced in by the market.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

Several clubs have also approached the player's representatives, with particularly strong interest coming from Italy.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes reached 204.8 million euros, also below consensus of 215 million euros.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

The yen had weakened because of the gap between Japanese and US interest rates, high oil prices and concerns about Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's spending plans further swelling Japan's enormous debts.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

They returned my stares with wide-eyed interest; I noticed, however, that the adults did not look at us but turned their heads away as we approached.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

A spokesman for Reform said: "We will always stand up for British interests and protect our people".

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Fiduciary means a legal responsibility to act in someone else’s best interests and not for your own profit.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

McCourt later handed off the project to an environmental group, but the idea is still to deliver fans to Dodger Stadium, where he has financial interests.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

China’s message: Don’t harm the interests of Chinese firms, said one person familiar with the discussions.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Over the past few weeks, Duane had discovered that the musk ox had few interests, and of those few, his top interest was by far himself.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

Nasa says he’s not sure what he’ll do now that he’s graduated, but one thing he’s interested in is composing for musical theater — or possibly scoring films.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

Vallverdu’s mother taught her and she often plays with friends at home in Miami Beach, but doubted her camp friends were interested, so she didn’t bring her set.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

The results suggest that the organisms living in the sediment are not equally interested in every type of carbon.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

“We think that they might be interested in that information to potentially target parents.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

“It’s important to keep all my professional options open,” Traveler said, politely ignoring my untimely demise, “but I’m more interested in astronomy than murder.”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

The reader who suggested leaving Social Security benefits unclaimed, if you don’t need them, does raise an interesting question about personal responsibility.

From MarketWatch Aug. 3, 2026

"I thought that would be a good idea for a character, someone who had all those skills as a conman, who then becomes a lawyer and that's be an interesting character to write about."

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

Such overarching public sentiment inspired Johnson to pen a 700-word essay on why that mindset was the “most interesting phenomenon happening on earth right now.”

From Slate Jul. 31, 2026

Natural gas is where the list of winners and losers gets really interesting.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

But he grinned a very big grin anyway, because in a short while, he would be encircled by his friends, telling them an interesting story and eating blackberry Snow Delights.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el




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