vested interests
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The proposal -- echoing the restaurant shorthand "86" for an item that is off the menu -- pits zealous reformers against vested interests, with an electorate knowing little about the issue.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 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
“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
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
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