vested interests

Example Sentences

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Webb was championed by retail investors, who saw him as a rare outlier in a corporate world known for vested interests and opacity -- and a headache for regulators whose failings he laid bare.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

“These are disappointing setbacks, and they show how political headwinds, vested interests and short-termism can stall progress,” said Cosima Cassel, program lead focusing on climate diplomacy and geopolitics at environmental consulting firm E3G.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

In other words, things that have been checked by experts and, and not just asserted by vested interests in business, in commerce, in politics, and so on.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2024

The haggling had risked putting politics and vested interests ahead of the theater’s artistic legacy, said Alberto Mattioli, an opera critic who recently published a book about Italy’s opera houses and their history.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2024

We provided them with information about people working against their vested interests.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee