be vested

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"Accordingly, if sovereignty is to be vested in any nation, it must rightfully be the Maldives."

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Article II says, “the executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

Under WA Cares, all workers in the state would be required to pay into the system and after 10 years they’d be vested and could receive $36,500 toward in-home care needs.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2023

Worse, unless Hamlin played three seasons, he wouldn’t be vested in the league’s benefits program that could provide care for him after such a frightening event.

From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2023

In the old days the Zulu chiefs possessed this rain-making gift, which was supposed to be vested in a small round stone called the "rain stone."

From Adventures in Swaziland The Story of a South African Boer by O'Neil, Owen Rowe