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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The decision when to do that will rest with each retailer, not official government policy.
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
One of the recommendations calls for evaluating who at the agency should control approvals of no-bid contracts — an authority that currently rests with Orso.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
The event underscored a broader truth: security assumptions can break silently in complex environments, and the burden of detection increasingly rests with the application layer.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Flagg seems to have that mindset, as Scheyer mentioned his star pupil came to him and asked to play in the ACC Championship game, but the team wanted to keep him rested with the NCAA Tournament in mind.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025
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Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
One of the recommendations calls for evaluating who at the agency should control approvals of no-bid contracts — an authority that currently rests with Orso.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
The event underscored a broader truth: security assumptions can break silently in complex environments, and the burden of detection increasingly rests with the application layer.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Flagg seems to have that mindset, as Scheyer mentioned his star pupil came to him and asked to play in the ACC Championship game, but the team wanted to keep him rested with the NCAA Tournament in mind.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Rest with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rest%20with. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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