vested

Example Sentences

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“If you are a major agricultural producer, then you have a vested interest, as does your insurer, to make sure that you don’t have catastrophic floods,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

It’s doubtful AI will flop as spectacularly as the metaverse did, if only because so many companies, universities, and governments are so vested in its success.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Including the vested deferred-equity awards, the potential total paid to Zaslav at closure could be as much as $1 billion.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

However, she warned that being too slow to act would look like "the vested interests win over the will of the people".

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

The committee report consisted of seven resolutions that addressed this salient question: What are the powers vested in Congress, under the present constitution, relating to the abolition of slavery”?

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis