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interest

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


NOUN
advantage
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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They expect demand to remain “solid” with shifts in retirement-asset allocation in favor of equities being partially offset by higher interest rates and by disruption related to artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

In a movie industry petrified of losing people’s interest, there’s something almost subversive about “not hiding from characters talking,” as McDonagh describes his specialty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

But shortly before entering prison, Holmes tells Fielder on camera, “Obviously I’m not making any money or having any economic interest in this whatsoever.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

The hashtag has faded since then, but not because of a lack of interest.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

“She’s leaving as soon as possible and has absolutely no interest in mushrooms.”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

As Fielder probes the couple’s finances, he struggles to determine how much Holmes knows about Evans’ dealings — and where their financial interests begin and end.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

But he also tied culture to fighting powerful private interests as well.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

At his final campaign rally in Plovdiv on Wednesday, Gyurov said he wanted Bulgaria to be "a reliable ally within NATO, defending its interests through solid preparedness, strong diplomacy and clear positions".

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

"The Texas facility may not be as immediately important to US interests as the arrangement tied to Venezuelan oil, but I still think it's part of the story," he says.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

But Swift’s interests went far beyond the butchering process.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

Brighton and RB Leipzig are among the clubs interested in Juventus' 19-year-old Germany Under-19s midfielder Adin Licina, who is on loan at Cremonese.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Refusing to stop at investigating her characters alone, she’s interested in humanity as a whole, and where those roles fit into how our species operates.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

Mesosaurs have long interested paleontologists because they gave birth to live young, a characteristic some researchers have interpreted as evidence of a fully aquatic existence.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

Hertzberg, for his part, refused to name any organization or person who may be interested in buying the bonds that would fund this program.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

Mama was so interested in my torn clothes she ignored my plea altogether.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

It was pretty interesting to see an American Express executive address it in the company’s recent earnings call, when CEO Stephen Squeri said AI may allow people “to game a little more.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

This question was particularly interesting because previous studies had found elevated MTCH2 levels in fat tissue from women with obesity.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

“They’ve really developed some interesting ways through publicly available information to look at groupings, and the social and economic dynamics of a board to try and assess the likelihood of dissent against management,” Wartzman said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

"You could argue we are in a more interesting time because for basically 15 years it was Messi v Ronaldo and it certainly feels more open. It is a different play now," adds Kirkham.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

He regarded sermons as interesting only to venerable relics like his mother and me.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom


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