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[vest] / vɛst /


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He wore a bulletproof vest during his first trial in 2020, which was also subject to heightened security measures.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

"Now, I think it's Mediapart that needs to be told to put on its Kevlar vest, because there will obviously be a response to the way they are behaving," she said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Looking like a junior professor in his crisp jeans, vest and nerdy-trendy red-framed eyeglasses, Mr. Guimarães has an easygoing amiability that makes his invitations to participate in the show feel like casual outreaches to friends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Some people still carry that information in a vest pocket.

From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026

Mr. Ransome, who wore a sweater vest and hung his glasses from a beaded chain, looked up as he entered.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Outside Sacramento, Calif., dozens of workers in yellow vests do stretches before going out to lay a continuous, five-mile-long fiber-optic cable under the city.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026

"You feel exhausted, it's mostly mental fatigue," he said while standing next to a group of friends wearing orange vests and helmets.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

Conrad: I’d come up with something like the scratchy safety vests they make you wear when you go fishing on a boat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

She explains that thicker straps are a safer option where the dress code is unclear and recommends satin camisoles as a more polished alternative to basic cotton vests.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

In separate bunks of seaweed wrapped in burlap, with life vests doubling as pillows, they tried to sleep, to get used to the motion of the ship, and to tolerate the smells.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

She said people in these situations were "powerless against the vested interests that only take, while giving nothing back in return".

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

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

County attorneys responded to the plaintiffs with a letter asserting that they should have appealed the Planning Commission’s approval of the vested rights to the county Board of Supervisors within 90 days of the decision.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

In other words, she may have a vested interest in her brother not selling this property or making other decisions that could affect the value of her potential inheritance.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

The final authority for them all was vested in Chicago’s bishop.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield

Financial planners often recommend selling RSUs immediately upon vesting since the tax hit is already baked in, allowing you to diversify your portfolio by investing the cash from the sale elsewhere.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

Restricted stock units, or RSUs, are granted shares of company stock that officially belong to you only after a set waiting period, known as a vesting schedule.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

According to ISS, another eyebrow-raising element was that the vast majority of Zaslav’s estimated compensation — over 94% — was being derived by the automatic acceleration of stock vesting and the excise tax gross-up payment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

On top of that, some startups have gotten rid of vesting cliffs altogether, meaning an employee owns his or her shares from the moment they start working for the company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

It had a written constitution, vesting the administration in an executive committee of five, two of whom were Sevier and Robertson.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Herbert Eugene Bolton




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