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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
Amendment 6 would further increase the influence of the wealthiest donors and special interests, and further decrease the influence of everyday Floridians.
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Amy Keith and Celina Avalos Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2024
Believe it or not, there are a few theories about why cats sometimes take a special interest in wrapping paper or other paper materials like newspapers and magazines.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Now, governments have metaphorical swamps, inhabited by special interests and grifters that feed on the status quo at expense of the future.
—Wal Van Lierop, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
By 2015, historically left-leaning anti-vaxxers were using social media to grow their movement across political and special interest lines.
—Keren Landman, Vox, 10 Dec. 2024
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Amy Keith and Celina Avalos Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2024
Believe it or not, there are a few theories about why cats sometimes take a special interest in wrapping paper or other paper materials like newspapers and magazines.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Now, governments have metaphorical swamps, inhabited by special interests and grifters that feed on the status quo at expense of the future.
—Wal Van Lierop, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
By 2015, historically left-leaning anti-vaxxers were using social media to grow their movement across political and special interest lines.
—Keren Landman, Vox, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Special interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/special%20interest. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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