in the interest of
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“I’m willing to put your horrendous behavior at the fountain behind us in the interest of starting off fresh.”
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It is in the interest of the free world, including the U.S., that India become better able to defend itself against Chinese depredation.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday that "a war would be in the interest of neither Iran, nor the United States, nor the region", during a call with his Egyptian counterpart, according to his office.
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It was in the interest of science.
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“I have questions, actually, and a train to catch. So in the interest of time, forgive me if I jump straight to it. This business of Willa being dead. It makes no sense and to be quite frank, I just don’t buy it.”
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