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"human interest" is a perfectly correct and usable phrase in written English.
It typically refers to topics or stories that are emotionally engaging or interesting to people, and often involves some sort of conflict or hardship that the audience can sympathize with. For example: "The newspaper covered the story of a sick child whose family was having trouble affording medical treatment, providing readers with a heartfelt human interest piece."
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human interest
noun
A kind of journalism that discusses a person or people in an emotional way so as to arouse interest or sympathy.
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That's human interest".
There is certainly human interest.
"Human interest," Tatum says.
And the human interest.
He specialized in human interest stories.
We need real human interest!" Human interest drives circulation.
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It's an interesting human-interest story".
"We're really a human-interest business.
I'm more of a human-interest junkie.
The clippings covered various news stories and human-interest items.
He will, however, make good human-interest fodder.
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