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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
Three-quarters, moreover, agree that unions and other special interest groups have too much clout.
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Will Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
California taxpayers will be watching to see if HSR’s special interest supporters try to repurpose other state funds to keep the high-speed rail project on life support.
—Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2025
Musk has also taken a special interest in Germany, where Tesla has one of its gigafactories.
—John Hyatt, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2025
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Alice George, Ph.D. is an independent historian with a special interest in America during the 1960s.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
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Will Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
California taxpayers will be watching to see if HSR’s special interest supporters try to repurpose other state funds to keep the high-speed rail project on life support.
—Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 15 Feb. 2025
Musk has also taken a special interest in Germany, where Tesla has one of its gigafactories.
—John Hyatt, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2025
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Alice George | | READ MORE
Alice George, Ph.D. is an independent historian with a special interest in America during the 1960s.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for special interest
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“Special interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/special%20interest. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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