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as in empowered
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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as in handed
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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as in granted
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 vested
Jenn Brice, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
At every turn in the past 50 years, people with a vested interest in keeping Idaho’s coroner system as unregulated as possible have halted efforts to change it.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 2 Dec. 2024
Current and former OpenAI employees previously told CNBC that there was growing concern about access to liquidity after reports that the company had the power to claw back vested equity.
—Hayden Field,kate Rooney, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
Have candidates meet their future teammates, your boss, and one or two people in the organization who don’t have a vested interest in the position.
—Adrian Gostick, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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That’s on top of the $38.7 million in compensation that he’s already realized since 2021, consisting of salary, bonus, and vested stock, and exercised stock options, according to calculations by executive compensation data firm Equilar.
—Jenn Brice, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
At every turn in the past 50 years, people with a vested interest in keeping Idaho’s coroner system as unregulated as possible have halted efforts to change it.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 2 Dec. 2024
Current and former OpenAI employees previously told CNBC that there was growing concern about access to liquidity after reports that the company had the power to claw back vested equity.
—Hayden Field,kate Rooney, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
Have candidates meet their future teammates, your boss, and one or two people in the organization who don’t have a vested interest in the position.
—Adrian Gostick, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Employees are empowered to take ownership of the company culture through open communication and mutual transparency.Nadia Edwards-Dashti, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Whether managing draft picks in the NBA, leading a championship basketball team, or guiding corporate initiatives, the best results emerge when everyone understands the vision and feels empowered to contribute.Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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At the end of last week’s episode, William handed Jamie something.Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 11 Dec. 2024
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Through their more personal relationships with influencers, consumers have taken back more and more control from the people in corporate offices and handed their trust over to communities online.David Doty, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Bashar al-Assad, who has led Syria since the death of his father Hafez al-Assad in 2000, has fled to Russia, where he and his family have been granted political asylum by the government under the orders of Russian President Vladimir Putin.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The other permissions that should never be granted to any app unless absolutely necessary is Accessibility Services, which are system tools that can be abused by malware to take control of devices and their key system functions.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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This method enabled competitors to keep their overhead costs low, retaining minimal staff and reducing the risk of product spoilage en route.Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Two more partial skulls, one in New Zealand and one in Chile, later enabled scientists to confirm a brand-new species.Lex Harvey, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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Haugen conferred with center manager Ben Montgomery.Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
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Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel left his wealth to create a prize that rewards discoveries that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind.Melina Khan, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
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Highlight the method used to confirm each script is authorized.Rui Ribeiro, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The official wasn’t authorized to disclose information about the investigation and spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity.Michael R. Sisak and Mark Scolforo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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She was transferred at that point to emergency medical services personnel.Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
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The state government, controlled by the army, said 65 people had been killed, and that other casualties had been transferred to nearby Al-Naw Hospital.Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Instead of just answering questions like AI chatbots do, agents can have tasks delegated to them by people or even other agents.Jason Andersen, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Traditionally, Christmas trees have been delegated to the living room.Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Vested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vested. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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