be vested
Example Sentences
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Article II says, “the executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025
Authority for issuing the orders is rooted in Article II of the US constitution, external, which states: "The executive power shall be vested in a president of the United States of America."
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2025
He points out that Wyoming has a statute under which “ownership of the space above the lands and waters of this state is declared to be vested in the several owners of the surface beneath.”
From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2022
“To be eligible for Community Transit’s pension, you must be vested, which typically takes five years,” says Lowery.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2022
In the old days the Zulu chiefs possessed this rain-making gift, which was supposed to be vested in a small round stone called the "rain stone."
From Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer by O'Neil, Owen Rowe
