vested interest
Example Sentences
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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
“It really gives us a vested interest in doing what we can to protect the state and mitigating the causes of climate change.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 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
The intent was to remove map-drawing authority from politicians with a vested interest in picking their constituents and to create a process governed by constitutional rules.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 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
