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human-interest story

[ hyoo-muhn-in-ter-ist, -tristor, often, yoo- ]

noun

  1. a story or report, as in a newspaper or on a newscast, designed to engage attention and sympathy by enabling one to identify readily with the people, problems, and situations described.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of human-interest story1

First recorded in 1925–30

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