vest
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The definition allows teams to fit cooling devices to their cars that pump liquid through a vest worn by the driver to manage temperatures in the cockpit.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
"Now, I think it's Mediapart that needs to be told to put on its Kevlar vest, because there will obviously be a response to the way they are behaving," she said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Part of the warrant, representing around 2% of Akamai’s outstanding shares, is expected to vest in connection with the Thursday announcement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Some people still carry that information in a vest pocket.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026
His free hand pats various pockets and then reaches into his vest.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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Outside Sacramento, Calif., dozens of workers in yellow vests do stretches before going out to lay a continuous, five-mile-long fiber-optic cable under the city.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
Some passengers were not wearing life vests, they noted.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
I walk down the street and I see an alarming number of people wearing weighted walking vests now, which is so frightening that it requires me to catch my breath every now and again.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
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
We’re decked out in bright orange vests with even brighter reflective strips.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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During the six months ended July 26, Nvidia paid $4.5 billion of cash withholding taxes when employee shares vested.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The proposal -- echoing the restaurant shorthand "86" for an item that is off the menu -- pits zealous reformers against vested interests, with an electorate knowing little about the issue.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
In July, the Lone Pine Canyon Protection Alliance and three longtime residents, including Falb’s mother, Michele, filed a petition in court calling for the county to reconsider the decision granting the vested mining rights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Unauthorized distributions can disqualify a plan, causing severe financial consequences, including immediate income taxes and any applicable penalties for employees on their vested balances.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
If you won't take my word for it and have no vested interest in broadening your worldview, here's the most important takeaway: Iran is not pronounced i-RAN; it's pronounced e-RON.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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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
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
On top of that, some startups have gotten rid of vesting cliffs altogether, meaning an employee owns his or her shares from the moment they start working for the company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
But high employee turnover in the industry often prevents those shares from vesting, Luria pointed out.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 21, 2026
The responsibility of vesting any man or any woman with such power was immense.
From Great Ralegh by Hugh de Selincourt
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