as in interests
a group that benefits from a particular social, economic, or political privilege
changes to the tax laws being challenged by vested interests
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Aliya Wishner, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office, dismissed Rokita's complaints about the sale, saying IAA board members must act in the agency's best interests regardless of who appoints them.—
Jordan Smith,
IndyStar,
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Weiss reiterated that changes in tort law favoring business interests have increased claim denials and litigation.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoman,
3 Feb. 2026
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Those who might be displaced or de-skilled by the advancing tech wave will fight in the office with passive aggression, in the media with poisonous leaks delivered at just the worst time, and in legislatures through the voting power of the bureaucrats, teachers’ unions, and other interest groups.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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As costs rise, candidates devote more time to courting wealthy backers, interest groups and political action committees.—
Philip Jankowski,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The health care system is run by competing special interests, including powerful insurance companies and hedge funds.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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There’s not even a big group of special interests that stand to benefit, like there usually is when a policy happens to get a lot of traction.—
Connor Okeeffe,
Oc Register,
21 Jan. 2026
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Johnson is calling for coordinated national efforts led by mayors and state governments, in concert with public pressure groups and local residents, to combat the actions by ICE, the Border Patrol and other federal authorities.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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At the same time, pressure groups worked hard to get younger, more YIMBY legislators elected.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Vested interests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vested%20interests. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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