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[vest] / vɛst /


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He gets dismissed until shedding his jacket and revealing a company vest with “SK Hynix” emblazoned across the back.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

In a bid to address "the concerning rise in serious and fatal accidents" involving the motorised vehicles, it is now mandatory for riders to wear a helmet and high-vis vest on public roads.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

Officers established a perimeter and began searching for the suspect, who was described as a man in a reflective vest.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

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

It was a photo of a guy in a life vest and baseball cap with one hand on a diver’s back and a bag of rope in the other.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

Unitree had previously drawn significant attention during China's annual Spring Festival gala performance, with its dexterous robots, wearing traditional Chinese vests, seen performing Kung Fu and jumping over tables.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

Conrad: I’d come up with something like the scratchy safety vests they make you wear when you go fishing on a boat.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

Though the drivers aren’t direct employees of FedEx and Amazon, they often wear branded uniforms or vests and drive corporate-branded vans or trucks.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Arancini in hand, I passed a booth lined with turquoise jewelry, Coca-Cola merchandise and approximately 40 embroidered denim vests.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

He bought us cowboy hats and fringed vests, and we ate chicken-fried steaks in restaurants with ice-cold air-conditioning and a miniature jukebox at each table.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

"Our manifesto did talk about the redistribution of power, it did talk about the rewiring of our country, it did talk about taking on some of those vested interests," she said.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

That word is “ALL”—“All legislative power herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 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

Nearly 80% of shares voting opposed the advisory “say-on-pay” resolution, with critics citing time-based vesting and growth for growth’s sake.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

Financial planners often recommend selling RSUs immediately upon vesting since the tax hit is already baked in, allowing you to diversify your portfolio by investing the cash from the sale elsewhere.

From MarketWatch Jun. 23, 2026

These transactions were standard “sell-to-cover” moves triggered by the scheduled vesting of the executives’ RSUs.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 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

Waist Coat—Single breasted, with or without a collar, to match coat or fancy vesting.

From The Copeland Method A Complete Manual for Cleaning, Repairing, Altering and Pressing All Kinds of Garments for Men and Women, at Home or for Busines by Vanness Copeland




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