sudden interest in

collocation in English

meaningsofsudden,interestandin

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sudden
adjective
uk
/ˈsʌd.ən/us
/ˈsʌd.ən/
happening or done quickly and ...
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interest
noun
uk
/ˈɪn.trəst/us
/ˈɪn.trɪst/
the feeling of wanting to give your attention to something or of wanting to be involved with and to discover more ...
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in
adjective
uk
/ɪn/us
/ɪn/
fashionable ...
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(Definition ofsudden,interestandinfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The dramatic increase in studies of clinical practice may not be due entirely to asuddeninterestin outcomes of medical care.
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This appears to be asuddeninterestin the subject.
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Then there was asuddeninterestin this in 1959–60, even as there is at this time.
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His predecessor'ssuddeninterestin the environment has disappeared.
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That is what really triggered thissuddeninterestin energy policy.
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I wonder why there is suchsuddeninterestin the subject.
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It is not a sudden jump, or asuddeninterest.
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We need, therefore, look no further for the reason for thissuddeninterestin sheep meat and the sudden proposals for a sheep meat regime.
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Because of thesuddeninterestin getting her legs thinner, she has a habit of believing people are pointing out that she has fat legs.
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They take asuddeninterestin each other, sending each other notes and talking on the telephone.
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Now they are taking asuddeninterestin the issue on the eve of our report coming out.
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She was referring specifically to thesuddeninterestin her career after working as an actress for more than thirty years.
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His rapid exhaustion of any given subject matter and hissuddeninterestin a new field have given him the reputation of impetuosity in the field of torch-worked glass art.
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