be vested
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That word is “ALL”—“All legislative power herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
"Accordingly, if sovereignty is to be vested in any nation, it must rightfully be the Maldives."
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
Article II says, “the executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
Meanwhile, House legislation would allow older workers set to retire soon but who wouldn’t yet be vested into the program to get some benefits, according to Rep. Nicole Macri, D-Seattle.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2022
This judicial power, and consequently this power of exposition, it is declared, shall be vested in one supreme court, &c.
From Slavery and the Constitution by William Ingersoll Bowditch
