as in interest
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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Timeline of bodycam footage of Sonya Massey's fatal shooting
First, body cam video shows the deputies searching Massey's property and taking special interest in a car with broken windows.
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Lauren Victory, CBS News, 22 July 2024
Carol Roark is an archivist, historian, and author with a special interest in architectural and photographic history who has written several books on Fort Worth history.
—Carol Roark, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2024
In the absence of any data that the FARE Act would benefit New Yorkers, the Council instead relied on their own assumptions about the market, feedback from special interest groups, and baseless claims on social media.
—Jason Haber, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
One is that feature common to all special interest campaigns: Money, dispensed by the pantload to current or wannabe members of Congress as well as aspirants to other positions, such as the presidency.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
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Lauren Victory, CBS News, 22 July 2024
Carol Roark is an archivist, historian, and author with a special interest in architectural and photographic history who has written several books on Fort Worth history.
—Carol Roark, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2024
In the absence of any data that the FARE Act would benefit New Yorkers, the Council instead relied on their own assumptions about the market, feedback from special interest groups, and baseless claims on social media.
—Jason Haber, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
One is that feature common to all special interest campaigns: Money, dispensed by the pantload to current or wannabe members of Congress as well as aspirants to other positions, such as the presidency.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
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