vested interests

Example Sentences

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However, she warned that being too slow to act would look like "the vested interests win over the will of the people".

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

He told AFP he often ran up against vested interests but "I don't think I'm at war with anybody".

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

This will help pursue accountability and overcome obstacles of vested interests, as well as reform the building works system and prevent such tragedies from recurring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

In other words, things that have been checked by experts and, and not just asserted by vested interests in business, in commerce, in politics, and so on.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2024

Still another factor is compatibility with vested interests.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond