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The country’s central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged as the recent resumption of Middle East hostilities upended hopes energy prices would stabilize in the second half of 2026.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
England and Australia should be open to the idea of playing a Test match in India to help generate interest in the format, says the chief executive of Cricket Australia.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The war in Iran has changed the landscape for inflation, and in turn, both short-term and long-term expectations for interest rates, they said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
“The fact that people even still find interest in coming to see us — whether it’s a big venue or a small show in Orange — is awesome,” Wyatt adds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
I think she was trying to measure if I really had a lick of interest in sites of historical significance or if I was sassing her.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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Under the agreement, Canadian National would get track rights in Illinois and Missouri and acquire interests in two terminal railroads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
“So even if you don’t have rooting interests, it’s just fun to be a part of it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Bodo added that no further information would be provided, "as this would compromise the interests of the ongoing investigation".
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
I don’t say this to discourage you — in fact, I think more people should critically examine why they want to move up and whether it actually aligns with their skills and interests.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
“Tomorrow,” Goldfarb said, turning to the colonel, “Paul will represent your interests at the World Bank.”
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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Americans, particularly young professionals, seem less interested in bonding with co-workers, as evidenced by the decline of happy hours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Seigel said he has been interested in revitalizing the hot dog stand brand for years and jumped at the chance to take it over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Liverpool supporter Neil Atkinson, CEO of The Anfield Wrap, told BBC Sport that questions "should be asked whenever anyone is interested in paying money for an involvement in any Premier League club".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Chelsea are interested in signing England defender John Stones on a free transfer following his departure from Manchester City.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
“Marie is interested in helping lepers all over the world,” Father Torralba explains.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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But it is here, in these darker and less yielding works, that his imagination is most fully itself: less certain and considerably more interesting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
“Partly it’s an intuition I have about what makes an interesting story,” Watkins says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
There was an interesting episode in the green room before the podium. , externalThis incident played out on the television while Leclerc was sitting watching with Max Verstappen and Kimi Antonelli.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
He called optical components “the most interesting subsector” when evaluating a pullback in the broader semiconductor universe.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
For four weeks, until his curls grew back, he had the most interesting punk hairdo in town.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
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