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[vet] / vɛt /












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Basil Smikle, a political strategist and professor at Columbia University, has argued that Black voters often vet candidates through a different lens than some other groups do.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

When FlyDubai hired him in February, it didn’t contact Oman to vet his experience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The company intends to “gradually expand access” after voluntarily participating in a government program that has cybersecurity experts vet models before their official release.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

The fundraiser, which as of Friday evening had raised more than $15,000, will go toward covering medical care, vet bills and property damage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

I hugged him tight, his fur smelling like a mix of dogs and vet chemicals, pungent and sterile.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

The State Department vets applicants and approves sponsors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The crew of Mighty Mary was, indeed, a wonder—a quickly-assembled but deeply talented collection of vets and rookies who jelled into a world-class outfit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

She described the vets in the study as older and sicker than the general public.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Farmers previously needed to wait for samples to be sent to a laboratory to confirm bluetongue but the government said vets would now be able to diagnose the disease after examining the animals.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Somehow he was like one of the vets from the Golden Day .

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

But those monologues are still reviewed and vetted like other material on the show and performed as part of a dress rehearsal before the live show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Google on Wednesday said it would withhold its most powerful artificial intelligence model from the public for now, releasing Gemini 4 Argon only to a vetted group of cybersecurity experts to avoid misuse by hackers.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

He said Kennedy’s health department had already worked on it for months and had vetted it with scientists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The $1tn tech company only made Claude Mythos 5.1 available to vetted US bodies.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

“Visitors are vetted weeks before they arrive at the Ice Court,” Matthias said.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

Not every missed opportunity was a result of automated vetting processes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Police said the tip, dated July 18, was flagged as spam and never reached the department's Real-Time Crime Center for vetting.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

But these too will need careful vetting, he adds.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Oman and Israel all privately said there were significant failures across the board—from the U.A.E. and Israel’s vetting to Oman’s communication of its concerns about Hammami.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

We should start peer review and vetting so they can be officially accepted.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir


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