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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But the responsibility for the sewer line doesn’t rest with just one municipality.
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Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
For now, the stones still leave human hands—hands capable of brilliance, instinct, and the occasional double-touch—and the final call still rests with the skip in the house.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2026
The city’s tradition of strong mayors and weak councils has meant that choice has effectively rested with the chief executive capable of quickly filling vacancies, until now.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
But the franchise’s future rests with its draft picks.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
For now, the stones still leave human hands—hands capable of brilliance, instinct, and the occasional double-touch—and the final call still rests with the skip in the house.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2026
The city’s tradition of strong mayors and weak councils has meant that choice has effectively rested with the chief executive capable of quickly filling vacancies, until now.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
But the franchise’s future rests with its draft picks.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Rest with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rest%20with. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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