in the interest of

idiom

: in order to achieve (a particular goal or result)
In the interest of fairness, we decided to get everyone's opinion before making a decision.

Examples of in the interest of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web With some exceptions, commercial establishments generally discourage such behavior in the interest of staying in business. Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024 Again, what matters is what’s in the interest of your client. Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2024 So, in the interest of protecting proprietary information and systems, each retailer develops a distinct methodology for disparate data synthesis while ironically leaving their vendor data and retail intelligence vulnerable. Jay Hakami, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 In October, President Biden signed a sweeping executive order on AI that would foster expansion of AI tech by the government but also requires those who make large AI models to give the government information about their activities, in the interest of national security. Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024 The question is how to tie their work together as a package in the interest of ensuring policy makes effective change. Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2024 Halting improper payments, and hunting around for low-cost options when prices can vary by a factor of 10 or more, is a key way that employers and unions can harness strong price transparency rules in the interest of employees. Benjamin Chartock, STAT, 13 Mar. 2024 Interpreting OpenAI Charter The filing cites the OpenAI Charter in its current form, and questions the extent to which the company is upholding its claim to ensure its AI pursuits are in the interest of humanity. Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 Though the bill passed overwhelmingly, several senior Democratic legislators took care to say that their support for the measure at this point was in the interest of keeping negotiations over the deal going. Sarah Rankin, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2024

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“In the interest of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20interest%20of. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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