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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
Schimel has spent his entire career on bent knee to right-wing special interests, and in the closing days of the campaign, Schimel's handlers Elon Musk and Donald Trump are lashing out as his Schimel's record of failures catches up to him.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Of course, there will be legal challenges, particularly by special interest groups that would lose anticompetitive benefits.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
A number of mini clubs also have been formed under the umbrella of the University Club, catering to special interests, such as the arts, travel, sports and STEM.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Voters want a leader who's going to listen and going to stand up to the corporate special interests.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Of course, there will be legal challenges, particularly by special interest groups that would lose anticompetitive benefits.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
A number of mini clubs also have been formed under the umbrella of the University Club, catering to special interests, such as the arts, travel, sports and STEM.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Voters want a leader who's going to listen and going to stand up to the corporate special interests.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for special interest
Noun
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To the normal viewer their interest is in the results, not the work involved.—
Dennis Warren,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 May 2025
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So Glanville and his colleagues wrote the journal Cell to gauge their interest in publishing the research.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
2 May 2025
Noun
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His office rallied the support for Take it Down from a slew of different public interest groups.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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Lee ran on her record as a veteran politician with decades of experience forging connections across diverse interest groups.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Special interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/special%20interest. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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