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a group that benefits from a particular social, economic, or political privilege
changes to the tax laws being challenged by vested interests
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Recent Examples of vested interest
That smoothed the path to passing major spending deals and keeping the government running in large part because those lawmakers had a vested interest in securing wins for their constituents.
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Carl Hulse, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2022
Rather than hiring to fill new roles, consider upskilling your current people and amping up their responsibilities to give them a more vested interest.
—Michael Praeger, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
These oligarchs have a vested interest in maintaining this alliance.
—James North, The New Republic, 16 Dec. 2022
The main way to counter the malign power of vested interest is to meet organized money with organized people.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2021
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Carl Hulse, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2022
Rather than hiring to fill new roles, consider upskilling your current people and amping up their responsibilities to give them a more vested interest.
—Michael Praeger, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
These oligarchs have a vested interest in maintaining this alliance.
—James North, The New Republic, 16 Dec. 2022
The main way to counter the malign power of vested interest is to meet organized money with organized people.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vested interest
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Federal forecasters warned those with interests in the Outer Banks of North Carolina and Bermuda to monitor the storm as those areas could soon face winds associated with Erin's outer rainbands.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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An annual meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, of top central bankers later this week will be watched closely for hints about possible interest rate cuts from Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell.—
Matt Ott,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
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His special interests, according to the university's website, include complex neonatal cardiac surgery, valvular disease in children, single ventricle palliation and pediatric heart transplant.—
Krista Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
13 Aug. 2025
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My special interest was really with my book, Brave, and focusing on this massive hypnosis and how to unwire people’s minds and how to set them free a little bit.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Aug. 2025
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By the end of the 1970s, the question of the GSEs’ public purpose versus private profit was as cloudy as ever, and the vested interest groups had successfully walled off the GSEs from privatization.—
Norbert Michel,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Talks are already underway, with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and its Hollywood Local 399 and the conservative public interest group the Center for American Rights playing a prominent part.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
22 July 2025
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In the weeks before the 2024 election, Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker stepped into politics, launching a political action committee designed to promote politicians who fight for conservative Christian values.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
7 Aug. 2025
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On Saturday, March 1, Trump held a candlelight dinner at Mar-a-Lago for MAGA Inc., a political action committee established two days after his 2024 victory.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Inside, the report notes that 72% of book challenges come either from pressure groups and officials who have been swayed by them.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Inside, the report notes that 72% of book challenges come either from pressure groups and officials who have been swayed by them.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Vested interest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vested%20interest. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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