vested interests

Example Sentences

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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

The haggling had risked putting politics and vested interests ahead of the theater’s artistic legacy, said Alberto Mattioli, an opera critic who recently published a book about Italy’s opera houses and their history.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2024

We provided them with information about people working against their vested interests.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee