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interest

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


NOUN
advantage
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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"I just thought it was a weird meeting with a guy who'd taken an interest," he says.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

Asian stocks diverged Wednesday as renewed optimism over the AI trade was offset by forecast-topping US inflation data and the prospect of a bumper interest rate hike next month.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

It turns out Wall Street needs to keep worrying about interest rates, after all.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Currently, investors expect that the Fed will raise interest rates by another 50 basis points in the months to come, in line with the latest forecasts from senior Fed officials released in September.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

She could not escape public interest in her life or the pain of missing Elisha.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

To some, the specter of new spending by tech interests has been a persistent cause for concern.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

The inquiry's first report, published this summer, concluded that once-in-a-generation reforms were needed to fix a system "not serving the interests of white working-class children".

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

"It marks the first large-scale cyberattack aimed at sabotage on our national territory, and it constitutes a major attack on the nation's interests and the security of the French people," said Barrot.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

“This is the first large-scale cyberattack carried out for the purpose of sabotage on national territory, and it constitutes a major threat to the nation’s interests and the security of the French people,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

“Dr. Seward, may I ask a favour? I want to see your patient, Mr. Renfield. Do let me see him. What you have said of him in your diary interests me so much!”

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

His lawyers requested a court hearing for the prosecution to formally acknowledge that they would offer no evidence, but at the Old Bailey the newly-innocent Cash struggled to find anyone interested in his story.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

One reason physicists are so interested in these unusual decays is that quantum effects allow other particles to influence how they occur.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2026

He’s a Jesus-loving hunting enthusiast whose first job was catching chickens, and he insists that he’s more interested in public service than two-party politics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

He cites China, Hong Kong and Taiwan among those interested -- a selection that would certainly put the contest on the geopolitical map.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

Eddie seems less interested in the music and more interested in telling me the long backstories of all the members of the band.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

The home had a host of interesting features, including a climbing wall in the garage for their children, Maiya and Maxwell.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 10, 2026

Will: It’s interesting that you say it seems like a marketing agency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

“Danny is a very interesting human being,” added Bob Larsen, the Hall of Fame coach who recruited Everett to UCLA.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

"Laimosemion laranja is particularly interesting because it expands our knowledge of the diversity and evolution of this group in the region."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

But then she decided that lattes weren’t the most interesting thing she could do.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny


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