vested interests
Example Sentences
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Perhaps these calls for intervention and restraint are self-dealing by powerful vested interests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Speaking to MPs on the Commons Housing Committee she praised the government's draft legislation as striking "the right balance" between standing up to "vested interests" and pushing through changes quickly.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
Webb was championed by retail investors, who saw him as a rare outlier in a corporate world known for vested interests and opacity -- and a headache for regulators whose failings he laid bare.
From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026
“These are disappointing setbacks, and they show how political headwinds, vested interests and short-termism can stall progress,” said Cosima Cassel, program lead focusing on climate diplomacy and geopolitics at environmental consulting firm E3G.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
Still another factor is compatibility with vested interests.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
