of interest

phrase

: attracting attention : interesting
He looked through the available magazines, but found nothing of interest.

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So that’s why Bill Conradt was of interest to me, was because of what the movie and Lance was doing with [his story]. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2026 These large-scale events bring a different level of fandom to the category and create a lot of interest. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 Investors in closed-end funds that use municipal bonds still get monthly tax-free income, but what's distributed can come from a combination of interest payments, realized capital gains from the sale of underlying holdings and return of capital. — Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 This time Jathar was able to align his organization’s advocacy with his expertise and the staffer’s areas of interest. — Lucas Laursen, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for of interest

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of independent means
of interest
of its own accord
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“Of interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20interest. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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