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Mayor Mamdani discussed a large Queens real-estate development, which has interested President Trump, with several CEOs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The app has interested buyers, including Amazon and an investment group led by Frank McCourt, a former Dodgers owner, whose bid includes “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2025

“Vance has interested me ever since his bestselling memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, was published in 2016,” van Zuylen-Wood said.

From Slate • Jan. 10, 2022

This possible tangential link to musical greatness has interested me since.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2012

"As to the time, it must be about four days ago, as my letters inform me; as to the how, I fancy the Count can best inform you,—he has interested himself greatly in the matter."

From The Fortunes Of Glencore by Lever, Charles James