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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Historically, this power rests with Congress, not the president, creating significant questions about executive authority.
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
The electors will pray for guidance, but the choice will ultimately rest with mortal men, Regoli, the professor and priest in Rome, said.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 6 May 2025
The decision-making authority over endowments typically rests with a college or university’s governing board.
—Todd L. Ely, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
Neither team was able to initially create separation in the fourth quarter, even when Curry went to the bench for a short rest with eight minutes remaining in regulation.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
The electors will pray for guidance, but the choice will ultimately rest with mortal men, Regoli, the professor and priest in Rome, said.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 6 May 2025
The decision-making authority over endowments typically rests with a college or university’s governing board.
—Todd L. Ely, The Conversation, 24 Apr. 2025
Neither team was able to initially create separation in the fourth quarter, even when Curry went to the bench for a short rest with eight minutes remaining in regulation.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Rest with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rest%20with. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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