vested interest
Example Sentences
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Wolff, of course, had a vested interest in rooting against wholesale changes: His team has won the first three Grands Prix of the season.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
It is working well enough for the big professional leagues, which collect sportsbook sponsorships and, probably more importantly, sometimes get a ratings bounce from people who are watching their games with a vested interest.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
“It really gives us a vested interest in doing what we can to protect the state and mitigating the causes of climate change.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
Tam, however, has a vested interest in the addressing the quantum threat to crypto.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
But we too embrace faulty causes, usually at the urging of an expert proclaiming a truth in which he has a vested interest.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
