vetting
Example Sentences
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Getting a job, and it being publicly announced, before the vetting process is complete is unusual, I'm told.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Starmer said Thursday he wasn’t aware Mandelson had failed his vetting process, and blamed the Foreign Office for misleading him and other cabinet ministers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Lord Mandelson was announced as the UK's ambassador to the US in December 2024, before in-depth vetting had been carried out.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Starmer at the time said Mandelson lied during the vetting process about the depth of his relationship with Epstein, allegations Mandelson has denied.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
He was struck by the nonchalance of Lawrence’s decision making: there had been no search committee; no bureaucratic procedure or vetting of candidates.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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