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vetting

[vet-ing] / ˈvɛt ɪŋ /


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The posts from 2022 to 2025 prompted questions about the party's vetting procedures.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The source noted that, if the videos were private, they would not have been viewable during Peacock’s cast vetting process.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Some emails, for example, show officials were initially unsure about whether Lord Mandelson needed to undergo so-called developed vetting for his security clearance.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital, with $210 billion in lending authority, is vetting companies like Performance Drone Works and Neros Technologies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 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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