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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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With a guardian ad litem, it was determined that Ever will remain in Mortensen's custody, with up to 8 hours per week of supervised visitation for Paul, in the best interests of the toddler.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026 -
States still have agency and the capacity to make decisions for themselves, and ultimately national interests override other considerations.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Donations from individuals and some interest groups brought his account up to $335,000.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, an Oakland Democrat who chairs the Select Committee on Housing Construction Innovation, spent much of the Legislature’s fall recess last year touring modular projects, in other states and other nations, and talking to various interest groups, including unions.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Super PACs and other outside groups aligned with special interests pumped more than $50 million into congressional and state races during this primary.—
Alisa Kaplan,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Candidates sniped at each other — though rarely by name — for being too rich, too beholden to special interests or for voting in the past in support of ICE and border wall funding.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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The leader of the Ex-Slave Pension Association was later imprisoned on mail fraud charges, and the organization faded away, while the Eagles became one of the pressure groups that eventually led to Social Security.—
Trevor Jackson,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Cosseted by favorable districts and incumbent fundraising advantages, the majority caters mostly to pressure groups — especially socially conservative ones — that influence Republican primaries.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Vested interests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vested%20interests. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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