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a group of people with a common identifying interest that they seek to protect and promote
promised that as governor he would never be beholden to special interests
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Recent Examples of special interest
No special, special interest, no political opponents, but just everyday New Yorkers, just you.
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
What happens if the rule of law becomes more procedural than real, if the legislature can no longer constrain a powerful executive, if rhetoric loses any connection with reality, and if oligarchs, politicians, and special interests use money and violence to compete for primacy?
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
On Sunday, Flair had a special interest in the main event as John Cena broke his record for most world championships in pro wrestling history.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
People with autism, for example, tend to have special interests that result in in-depth knowledge or passion about a topic, says Khan, who recalls a patient fascinated by vacuums.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 14 Apr. 2025
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 2 Apr. 2025
What happens if the rule of law becomes more procedural than real, if the legislature can no longer constrain a powerful executive, if rhetoric loses any connection with reality, and if oligarchs, politicians, and special interests use money and violence to compete for primacy?
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
On Sunday, Flair had a special interest in the main event as John Cena broke his record for most world championships in pro wrestling history.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
People with autism, for example, tend to have special interests that result in in-depth knowledge or passion about a topic, says Khan, who recalls a patient fascinated by vacuums.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for special interest
Noun
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To the normal viewer their interest is in the results, not the work involved.—
Dennis Warren,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2025
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So Glanville and his colleagues wrote the journal Cell to gauge their interest in publishing the research.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Carr did so after reviving a complaint against CBS that had been filed by a conservative public interest group.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
22 Apr. 2025
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Stein said climate researchers and public interest groups depend on tools such as the U.S. Forest Service's climate-risk viewer, one of the climate sites that was taken down by the USDA.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Special interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/special%20interest. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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