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Recent Examples of vest There is now no chance of that option vesting, though that doesn’t necessarily make Stroman more moveable. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 June 2025 Finally, vesting of your retirement plan match, profit-share or other bonus income typically hinges on your tenure, so end date matters here too. Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025 Getty What To Know Massie introduced the War Powers Resolution on Tuesday, emphasizing that the U.S. Constitution vests the power to declare war with Congress, not the President. Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 June 2025 This obscure law vested NOAA with the authority to issue permits for mining beyond American jurisdiction until an international regime was put in place. Time, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for vest
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Verb
  • Offshore and domestic trusts can be structured to enable generational transfer while preserving legal separation.
    Blake Harris, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • The Tapo app detects motion and enables you to set activity zones and privacy zones.
    Parker Hall, Wired News, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • After her first two England camps in charge in September 2021, Wiegman — in the absence of former England captain Steph Houghton — handed Williamson the armband.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 5 July 2025
  • One day in his office, he was handed five new lawsuits.
    Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 4 July 2025
Verb
  • Nearly 1,000 pages long, the legislation grants tax cuts to the top 1% of U.S. households at the cost of healthcare, food and utilities, while also expanding spending for border security, defense and energy production.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
  • Twenty years later, grant funding from the Department of Justice has set up 61 treatment courts and 30 diversion programs across Wisconsin.
    Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 4 July 2025
Verb
  • On Sunday, President Donald Trump signed a Major Disaster Declaration authorizing federal disaster aid and activating the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
    Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2025
  • Lopez told Murray on Wednesday that he's no longer authorized to sell Infowars' assets and vacated the September order that detailed the terms of the auction.
    Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 5 July 2025
Verb
  • Commission leader Thomas Bullitt later left Kentucky and did not return.
    Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 5 July 2025
  • Exiting at nearly 3:40 a.m., Hill left the crowd inspired and electrified.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 5 July 2025
Verb
  • The two collided, and Houston was awarded a penalty kick.
    Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
  • Citizens lost another case outright, and the plaintiff was awarded $42,924.
    Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • An integrated approach will empower organizations to better protect themselves against the growing array of cyber threats.
    Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • The mentorship movement founded by Emmy-winning reporter Phil Taitt that brings celebrities and community leaders together to empower the next generation.
    Essence, Essence, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • When nobody claimed him, he was transferred to the Rancho Coastal Humane Society through Friends of County Animal Shelters.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
  • Blankenship’s Cuban client paid a bond and was told he’d be freed on a criminal charge in Miami, only to be detained and transferred to the Everglades.
    Gisela Salomon, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025

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“Vest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vest. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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