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interest

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


NOUN
advantage
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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To reignite waning interest in space travel, Musk had initially tried concocting a publicity stunt to send plant seeds to Mars in hope of sprouting new life there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

A number of investors, including Melinda French Gates and Laurene Powell Jobs’ Emerson Collective, have expressed interest in investing in the Bulwark, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

“But holding a zero-yielding asset clearly becomes less attractive when nominal interest rates are rising and the asset price itself is falling, and we think the price fall has further to run.”

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

A zebra-striped lounging chair to the left and a taxidermied antelope head on the wall behind hint at the wealth and leisure of its titular city — another subject of great interest to Hockney.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

“Perhaps you, in your great interest for the sufferings of others, might find the solution to the cure,” she says.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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