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interesting

[in-ter-uh-sting, -truh-sting, -tuh-res-ting] / ˈɪn tər ə stɪŋ, -trə stɪŋ, -təˌrɛs tɪŋ /


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Something that is interesting occupies the mind with no connotation of pleasure or displeasure: an interesting account of a battle. Something that is pleasing engages the mind favorably: a pleasing account of the wedding. Something that is gratifying fulfills expectations, requirements, etc.: a gratifying account of his whereabouts; a book gratifying in its detail.


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Anthropic also said it was interesting in working with SpaceX to “develop multiple gigawatts of orbital AI compute capacity.”

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

In another email a few days after that one, Chopra invited Epstein to “Come to Israel with us” to “Relax and have fun with interesting people.”

From Salon • May 19, 2026

“The world is exceptionally interesting right now and when that happens,” he said, “the nonfiction reader is reading the news instead.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

"Aaron Bean is an avid iNaturalist user who opportunistically took some photos of a few plants that were interesting on the property."

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

First he had learned to bounce himself in his crib, so that the hanging thing would move and be interesting for two minutes.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry




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