rest with
phrasal verb
rested with; resting with; rests with
: to be the responsibility of (someone or something)
The final decision rests with you.
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Copenhagen maintains that the island is not for sale and that any decision about independence rests with the Greenlanders themselves.
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Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Addington said the final decision on such disciplinary actions rests with the police chief.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
The fate of TikTok rests with Supreme Court after the platform and its parent company filed a suit against the U.S. government, saying that invoking PAFACA violated constitutional protections of free speech.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
The fate of domestic visa renewal also rests with incoming Trump officials.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Addington said the final decision on such disciplinary actions rests with the police chief.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
The fate of TikTok rests with Supreme Court after the platform and its parent company filed a suit against the U.S. government, saying that invoking PAFACA violated constitutional protections of free speech.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
The fate of domestic visa renewal also rests with incoming Trump officials.
—Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Rest with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rest%20with. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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