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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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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
His jurisprudence relating to the powers of the Presidency under Article II of the Constitution, which vests the executive power in a single chief executive, represents the purest distillation of the unitary executive theory.
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Cristian Farias, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
Both grants will vest over a period of five years, although Tan won’t earn any of those shares if Intel’s stock price drops over the next three years.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
Spanish regulators followed a long-standing national tradition of vesting regulatory authority in a single all-powerful administrator, the Bank of Spain, which left the country with no mechanism for correcting policy mistakes.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
By July, 1,100 sergeants will have vested their pensions and would be free to retire, said Vallelong, adding that the NYPD hasn’t promoted anyone to sergeant since January.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
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Cristian Farias, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
Both grants will vest over a period of five years, although Tan won’t earn any of those shares if Intel’s stock price drops over the next three years.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
Spanish regulators followed a long-standing national tradition of vesting regulatory authority in a single all-powerful administrator, the Bank of Spain, which left the country with no mechanism for correcting policy mistakes.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
By July, 1,100 sergeants will have vested their pensions and would be free to retire, said Vallelong, adding that the NYPD hasn’t promoted anyone to sergeant since January.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
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Phishing attacks often attempt to get people to share personal information, like Social Security numbers, which enables criminals to access finances.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Archer Aviation Archer's efforts to secure what's called 'Type Certification' from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Midnight could enable the eVTOL company to operate out of major airports.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Apr. 2025
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Italy has agreed to welcome those migrants who are granted asylum, while those whose applications are rejected face deportation directly from Albania.—
Erion Xhabafti,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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Ditto for Democrats when hours later Judge Thomas Rice in Washington state granted a countervailing injunction to keep the FDA from changing its approval of the drug in 17 states and the District of Columbia.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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The settlement would authorize colleges to directly pay athletes via a share up to 22% of the average power conference athletic media, ticket and sponsorship revenue with their athletes, with $20.5 million expected to be the initial annual cap.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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This designation authorizes the federal government to take further steps to deny people and entities associated with these cartels access to the United States financial system.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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The department did not say how much money is left of the total $189 billion approved.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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With few options left, Adam begins considering and concocting ways to enact vengeance, but Basem, having been down that rageful path, advises him otherwise.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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The following year in May, less than a year after opening, the new restaurant was awarded two stars in the Nordic Michelin Guide.—
Isabelle Kliger,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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In 2021, he was awarded the Football Writers' Association Student Football Writer of the Year.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Employees with a knack for technology or analytical skills can be trained and empowered to take on more technical roles.—
Brad Smith,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Be Specific and Objective Feedback is a pivotal tool in empowering growth.—
Rolling Stone Culture Council,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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On March 28, the agency notified its remaining employees that they would be terminated either on July 1, when all remaining USAID functions are set to be merged with State, or before Sept. 2, when the agency’s operations will have been substantially wound down or transferred to State.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
6 Apr. 2025
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Trusting her advice, the man agreed to a partial payment and transferred $200 through Zelle, the report said.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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John Mercer, head of research and retail analyst at Coresight Research, believes Shein, as well as Temu, will lose the advantage conferred by de minimis exemptions on U.S. import duties.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Attorneys for Khalil and the Department of Justice conferred with Farbiarz later Friday at a hearing not accessible to the public.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Vest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vest. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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