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[vet] / vɛt /












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U.S. considers creating Finra-like watchdog to vet top AI models.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Another vet chimed in: “It’s such a beautiful thing — we GET to do nothing if we want to.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Other entrants include a trans woman named Ashley Webb and a gloriously bearded Marine vet.

From Slate Jul. 16, 2026

Bluhme said she felt "incredibly lucky" that Tokyo had survived and thanked the rescue crew and vet team for their "compassion and dedication".

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

The vet got up from the stool and dug through the cabinet drawers, prompting Fig to make his second escape of the day.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

Doctors and vets have also arrived in La Guaira to help.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

Ranchers and vets say this $4 treatment for cattle will help them beat back flesh-eating screwworm.

From MarketWatch Jun. 12, 2026

When residents bring home a boyfriend, Sister Rita vets them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

Over the counter flea treatments which are used by pet owners in the UK should be banned, a panel of vets has told a parliamentary inquiry.

From BBC Jun. 10, 2026

"Y'all vets better look out for this girl. She runs the eight hundred like it's a skip down the block," the coach said, giving Patina a high five.

From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds

Neutrality means the FJC’s materials should be written by disinterested experts, vetted for bias and confined to helping judges understand evidence.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

While governors still appoint justices, they must choose from candidates vetted by an independent nominating commission composed of nonlawyers and lawyers selected from across the state.

From Slate Jul. 8, 2026

The council, on a unanimous vote, sent the draft ballot language to a committee for additional study after several councilmembers said it had not been properly vetted.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

“We’re not anti-peptide, we’re just anti people hurting themselves because they’re getting products that aren’t vetted or verified,” Hunter said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

His story was vetted and scrutinized by former prisoners and guards from the camps, as well as by human rights lawyers, South Korean journalists, and other experts with extensive knowledge of the camps.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

While the centre operates without strict Vatican oversight, it follows long-standing Church rules governing exorcism, including mandatory vetting by mental health professionals.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

And there is no evidence that the federal government has a better way of vetting citizenship than California does.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

The policy, which comes into effect in September, "combats rampant visa abuse, and strengthens national security through regular vetting", the Department of Homeland Security said.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

At Robert Half, Britton said more employers are asking for help vetting candidates.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

The competition to lead the Review was ferocious every year, involving rigorous vetting and a vote by eighty student editors.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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