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interest

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


NOUN
advantage
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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The comparison with Tottenham's existing attackers helps explain the interest.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Net interest income—the difference between what banks earn on loans minus what they pay out on deposits—was flat at 2.06 billion euros.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

The company expects adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $1.71 billion to $1.74 billion for the quarter, below Wall Street’s forecast of $1.76 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Heading into the latest batch of earnings reports and the Fed’s July 29 decision on interest rates, options positioning appeared to have left dealers with significant negative-gamma exposure.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

Genetics had never been a big interest for him.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Dean and his Discovery Loop co-founders — also Google veterans — said they felt that they needed to leave Google to pursue their research interests.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

Lekjaa last Saturday had praised his "wise" move to scrap the plan in the interests of "unity and cohesion".

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

This interests him in literature too — transcending reputation through good art.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

An agency spokesperson said that ICE’s investigative methods abide by the Constitution and respects civil liberties and privacy interests.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

Their choice of what to write about will necessarily be shaped by their own interests and concerns.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Soulaiman Bortata described the teenager as a "caring, bright and funny son", who was interested in fitness and going to the gym, and loved to cook for his family.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Any interested party — a hospital, nursing home, social worker, adult protective services, friend or relative — can file a formal petition with the local probate or superior court.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

But having seen his movie twice, it’s obvious that Nolan is less interested in Wilson’s first line than her fifth: “Tell the old story for our modern times.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 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

Before the lightning strike, his father hadn’t been at all interested in weather.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

Where the story is going in any substantial way, other than, you know, win games, maybe get Roy and Keeley back together, do something interesting with Henry and/or Michelle, it’s too soon to tell.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

“It’s a mix of holding reality and keeping it interesting for viewers,” Biederman says about escalating the action.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

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 found it very interesting and it made me think, 'where on earth did it come from?'"

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

“I thought nothing interesting was ever going to happen, and then this happened.”

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




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