vested interest

Example Sentences

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“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

Tam, however, has a vested interest in the addressing the quantum threat to crypto.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

AI powerhouse Nvidia has a vested interest here.

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

The explanation was that they had a vested interest in the community.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

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