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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
Americans for Prosperity ― Ogles' former employer and that of many of his congressional staff ― is a political special interest group that advocates for limited government, free markets and fiscal restraint.
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Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
How nuclear risk is perceived is an area of special interest for Rose McDermott, a political scientist at Brown who also has a degree in experimental social psychology.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
For decades, sovereign citizens largely flew under the radar in Australia as relatively harmless eccentrics with a special interest in conspiracy theories.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Speaking broadly about Miami City Hall, Voccola said he can’t be bought by special interests.
—Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
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Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
How nuclear risk is perceived is an area of special interest for Rose McDermott, a political scientist at Brown who also has a degree in experimental social psychology.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
For decades, sovereign citizens largely flew under the radar in Australia as relatively harmless eccentrics with a special interest in conspiracy theories.
—Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Speaking broadly about Miami City Hall, Voccola said he can’t be bought by special interests.
—Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for special interest
Noun
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Changes are needed that address excessive fees, availability of tickets for fans at fair prices and keeping the process aligned with artists interests that benefit their fans.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
19 Sep. 2025
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On its face, recklessly slashing the federal funds rate by 150-bps would escalate long-term interest rates.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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Cruz appeared to be referring to public interest group Media and Democracy Project’s petition challenging the Murdochs as license holders of a Fox Philadelphia affiliate.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
19 Sep. 2025
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Official opposition included the business interest groups CalChamber, Computer & Communications Industry Association and TechNet.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Special interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/special%20interest. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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