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[vest] / vɛst /


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The association honored Secret Service agent Victor Gonzalez, who was shot in his protective vest while confronting the gunman, along with Washington Hilton employees who helped guests during the attack.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

But it will also include a tribute to a Secret Service agent who helped stop the alleged gunman in April despite being struck in his protective vest, and to the staff of the Hilton.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

He says his boss gave him a choice: "You put on the vest, the gear, and you go out and fight - it's either that or working as a cook."

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

The costume, a denim vest and pants set with extremely Y2K lace-up details, is representative of the show’s approach to fashion trends.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

“Let’s go,” she whispered, tucking the vest into the waist of her sari.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins

Zemian, who had also been uncuffed, started digging through the SUV, collecting spare tactical vests, then propped them underneath the agent’s head.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Everyone onboard survived the impact - but passengers struggled to locate life vests and rafts as the plane rapidly sank.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

At the foot of the skyscraper, construction workers wearing brightly coloured vests and hard hats took their lunch breaks.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

Fishing vests seemed to be a local uniform: The number of pockets per capita had to be among the highest in America.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

The ship is not even moving yet some passengers are wearing life vests.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

“All the parties have a vested interest in honesty, and in a good user experience.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

“By the power that is vested in me, I pronounce that they are husband and wife,” said the officiant on June 5, 1974.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

In January, 4.5 million shares vested, and the value of these warrants is recorded as a sales discount, a noncash charge called contra-revenue.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

Disney already has a vested interest in device-based entertainment.

From Salon Jun. 21, 2026

He’s exchanged his military clothes for an elegant, white- vested suit, and his hair is freshly cut.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

UMA “distributes resolution authority across a transparent, marketwide framework rather than vesting it in any single decision maker,” she added.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

The same day, she acquired 76,705 shares through the vesting of performance-based stock units and disposed of 29,855 shares specifically to cover tax liabilities.

From Barron's May 7, 2026

According to ISS, another eyebrow-raising element was that the vast majority of Zaslav’s estimated compensation — over 94% — was being derived by the automatic acceleration of stock vesting and the excise tax gross-up payment.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2026

But high employee turnover in the industry often prevents those shares from vesting, Luria pointed out.

From MarketWatch Mar. 21, 2026

This vesting, however, was subject to a proviso validating all contracts, promises, and engagements lawfully made on behalf of Her Majesty before the proclamation took effect.

From Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information by Queensland




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