outside interest
noun
: an activity that someone enjoys doing when not working
She has a number of outside interests.
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Even so, outside interest will rattle nerves here, mostly for one reason: Loyalty in college football is difficult to trust these days.
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Doug Haller, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
As outside interests seek to exploit the Kiamichi River in southeastern Oklahoma, a group of Indigenous water protectors, community leaders, and activists come together to preserve their home.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
For most independent bands, making the kind of living that supports families and outside interests would entail upwards of 100 shows a year.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
In conjunction with other leadership members and the White House, the bill reached around 1,000 endorsements from outside interest groups and companies.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
Republican lawmakers argue that it’s been too easy for voters to amend the Missouri Constitution and that the current process allows outside interest groups to influence elections.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
The investors also called for a succession plan for management of the business and a policy to limit board member's outside interests.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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Doug Haller, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
As outside interests seek to exploit the Kiamichi River in southeastern Oklahoma, a group of Indigenous water protectors, community leaders, and activists come together to preserve their home.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
For most independent bands, making the kind of living that supports families and outside interests would entail upwards of 100 shows a year.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
In conjunction with other leadership members and the White House, the bill reached around 1,000 endorsements from outside interest groups and companies.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
Republican lawmakers argue that it’s been too easy for voters to amend the Missouri Constitution and that the current process allows outside interest groups to influence elections.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025
The investors also called for a succession plan for management of the business and a policy to limit board member's outside interests.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
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“Outside interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outside%20interest. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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