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interest

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


NOUN
advantage
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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Even those of us with just a passing interest in wellness wear devices that track sleep, exercise and cardiovascular age.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

“We are not ignoring a very important segment of the audience, which is the Latino population who have always, in my experience, shown an interest in creators from Mexico or from Latin America,” Macias says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

TFG added that they will only "entertain interest from parties who we strongly believe will be the right stewards to take the club forward".

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Yield, for the record, is also different from return; it represents the income generated — like interest and dividends — while return refers to the overall net gain/loss.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

“There must be little here to interest you, then,” she said, and pretended to go back to reading about the Spanish Armada.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

While they all identify with their departments, they also have common interests, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The remark came a day after Musk accused unnamed powerful business interests of trying to block Starlink's entry into India.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Some kids truly have the resources to explore any of their interests, and to continue practicing them.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

And as Campell and Doshi argue, the interests of America and its long-standing allies are more conjoined today than they have been in decades.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

“I do recognize the value of individuals having their own interests, ambitions, and dreams,” I wrote in my journal.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

An important place to start is to ask why an investor is interested in bonds in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

"I'm interested in following the evidence, so we will go where the evidence leads us," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

But if the first real conversation is about a specific insurance or investment product, you should question if this professional is more interested in your full financial picture or making a sale.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

And what I mean by that is it depends on how dirty they’re interested in getting their hands.

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026

I was never interested because I couldn’t bring myself to feel anything but revulsion toward him.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

It all makes for an interesting homecoming when the Brewers come to Dodger Stadium next week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

But Oratomic’s work, he added, felt “a lot closer to being commercially viable and interesting, especially for our timeline for investments.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Not mincing words, Cohn told him that “there’s some interesting things here, but there’s no excitement.”

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

An interesting knock-on effect of this, and a nod to England's overarching evolution, has been the intensity England have shown as they have attacked.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

It was as if all of the interesting ideas and exciting projects that had been running around in my head forever had just evaporated.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan




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