1
as in to enable
to give official or legal power to
"By the power vested in me by the state," intoned the minister, "I now pronounce that you are married"
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2
as in to hand
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another
vested the power to access their retirement accounts with their attorney
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3
as in to grant
to give the ownership or benefit of (something) formally or publicly
the U.S. Constitution vests the power to declare war with Congress
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Recent Examples of vest
For Musk to fully vest in the award, the company’s market cap must reach $650 billion, the company said.
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Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
The remaining 75% of shares are set to vest in quarterly installments between March 2025 and March 2027.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Stroman, who is owed $18.3 million this year with a vesting option for 2026, isn't exactly a cheap option for opposing teams.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Stroman joined the Yankees last offseason on a two-year, $37 million contract with that $18.3 million vesting option for 2026.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
The remaining 75% of shares are set to vest in quarterly installments between March 2025 and March 2027.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Stroman, who is owed $18.3 million this year with a vesting option for 2026, isn't exactly a cheap option for opposing teams.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Stroman joined the Yankees last offseason on a two-year, $37 million contract with that $18.3 million vesting option for 2026.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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With this agreement, YouTube TV will continue to offer 100-plus channels and add-ons including Paramount+ and will enable more user choice in the future.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
16 Feb. 2025
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Colorado, the latest state to set up a FAIR plan, will focus almost exclusively on the provision of insurance in areas where wildfire risk is high, enabling the state’s affluent citizens to live where fire is a constant danger.—
Stephen Mihm,
The Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2025
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From the moment her face lights up as someone off-frame hands her guitar, the Oscar-winner pitches everything at the level of demented, manic glee.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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South Africa's British rulers handed most farmland to whites.—
Reuters,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Another, meanwhile, who was overlooked due to a birth defect, also got their wish of a new home granted.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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China's growing presence in America's backyard could grant the communist country access to Florida's coast, coinciding with a dramatic rise in Chinese national border encounters.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
Fox News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Rapid firings and hirings across agencies may create uncertainty about who is authorized to access key systems.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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There’s a difference, for instance, between an administrative warrant, which does not legally authorize officers to search school grounds, and a criminal warrant or judicial order, which may serve exactly that purpose.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
10 Feb. 2025
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Oliver takes cocaine, MDMA, and pills, sexts other women, and threatens suicide if Mallory were to leave him.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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Many women took this aesthetic a step further, showcasing their natural textures, with their curls and coils either elegantly crowned with cowboy hats or left freely flowing in the winter breeze.—
Stixx Mathews,
Essence,
11 Feb. 2025
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Strip away the two penalties they’ve been awarded and FCB’s non-penalty xG per 90 minutes in the competition sits at a measley 0.85.—
Brett Koremenos,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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The controversial Netflix musical was awarded best film not in the English language at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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This solution not only assists brands in building the infrastructure of their WeChat shops but also strategically deploys traffic touchpoints, empowering brands to achieve counter-cyclical growth within the Tencent ecosystem.—
Li Jun,
WWD,
9 Feb. 2025
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Herrero added that her time battling for a position in that strained creative process empowered her to create a space for herself.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2025
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Navalny survived an assassination attempt in 2020 before he was arrested in 2021, and was transferred to the maximum security prison in 2023, labeled an extremist, and forced into solitary confinement.—
Jenavieve Hatch,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Feb. 2025
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Instead of selling, Clark transferred ownership to his son, James H. Clark, in 1973.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Vest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vest. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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