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interest

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


NOUN
advantage
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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Price is currently facing charges of embezzlement and conflict of interest and he has denied wrongdoing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

Faisal Islam: How high will interest rates go?

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

It may affect people with outstanding debts, as providers can increase the interest rates they charge with 30 days' notice.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

The copious amounts of debt rolling out to finance the artificial-intelligence buildout has rattled the bond market this year, as borrowers have needed to pay higher interest rates to find takers for all the supply.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

Molly had even expressed interest in finally getting around to digitizing their film collection as a pretext to learning how to edit video content for the internet, an interest that Clara had thankfully not questioned.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's minister for economy, trade and industry, said Friday that Tokyo had been "on alert" to the risk to Japanese interests in Russia.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

One of the most powerful positions in Washington, the chief of staff is gatekeeper to the president, agenda-setter in the White House and chief negotiator with Congress and other outside political interests.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Never has a politician so consistently acted against his own and his party’s interests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Raman received her own support from well-funded interests.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

In the interests of scientific accuracy, please strike the idea of elk from your mind.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

“The only piece of data he was not interested in in that process were the polls,” Zingale said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

Kowaz said that Eisenkot, aware of politics in Washington, was trying to show he is interested in regional stability and strategic agreements and not just "an indefinite state of war".

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

And some council tenants say they are not interested in buying their homes.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

The heightened activity drew new developers interested in putting up the specialty buildings, which can cost twice as much on average to build as a standard warehouse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

What interested Renata was the big cardboard box that the refrigerator had come in.

From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan

Watching the planets over several consecutive mornings will reveal another interesting feature of their motion.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

I can’t say I found any of it funny, or even interesting, but the movie at least has enough toddler energy to perk up the under-10 set, which seems to be its only concern.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

“It doesn’t have lots and lots of meteors, but sometimes it gets some of the bigger and slower and more interesting ones,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

This is one of those dinners that started with a can and became something much more interesting.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

“Anyhow, it’s a lot about Jewish stuff and it’s really interesting and also sad. I’m learning a lot.”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman


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