vested interest
Example Sentences
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It gives you an even bigger vested interest in his happiness and financial security.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
It is working well enough for the big professional leagues, which collect sportsbook sponsorships and, probably more importantly, sometimes get a ratings bounce from people who are watching their games with a vested interest.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
“If you are a major agricultural producer, then you have a vested interest, as does your insurer, to make sure that you don’t have catastrophic floods,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
"The thing I learned from previous crisis was the British people expect us to be by their side and no vested interest, no powerful interest, will stand in the way of that."
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
But we too embrace faulty causes, usually at the urging of an expert proclaiming a truth in which he has a vested interest.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
