outside interest
noun
: an activity that someone enjoys doing when not working
She has a number of outside interests.
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Raiders general manager John Spytek’s comments on outside interest for the pick seemed to further cement the Indiana quarterback as the team’s future at the position.
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Sam Warren, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
One concern voters raised, Ahmed said, was over the flood of commercials by outside interest groups.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Iran’s geography and abundant natural resources help explain why its territory has long attracted outside interest.
—Mishal Husain, Bloomberg, 13 Mar. 2026
Lowe has drawn outside interest, but should sign for no more than $6 million per year when all is said and signed.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
With the June primary approaching, outside interests can wait until late spring to see whether one candidate separates.
—Jon Fleischman, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
With the future of City Hall tied to downtown’s fate, conflicts have broken out among council members and outside interests over cost, identity and timing.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
Bostick and Napier are both healing from reconstructive knee surgery, which limits potential outside interest.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 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
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Sam Warren, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
One concern voters raised, Ahmed said, was over the flood of commercials by outside interest groups.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
Iran’s geography and abundant natural resources help explain why its territory has long attracted outside interest.
—Mishal Husain, Bloomberg, 13 Mar. 2026
Lowe has drawn outside interest, but should sign for no more than $6 million per year when all is said and signed.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
With the June primary approaching, outside interests can wait until late spring to see whether one candidate separates.
—Jon Fleischman, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
With the future of City Hall tied to downtown’s fate, conflicts have broken out among council members and outside interests over cost, identity and timing.
—Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
Bostick and Napier are both healing from reconstructive knee surgery, which limits potential outside interest.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 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
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“Outside interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outside%20interest. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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