vetting

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A Chinese tanker, the Rich Starry, also crossed the strait overnight from Monday to Tuesday via the Iranian-approved vetting route south of Larak Island.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

In February Torfaen Reform councillor Jason O'Connell, who has since been named as the party's number one candidate in Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr for the Senedd election, described the party's vetting process as "brutal" and "intrusive".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Before any money is disbursed, former presiding Superior Court Judge Daniel Buckley is vetting the firm’s cases and interviewing people whose accounts raise red flags.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

They are concerned Manus’s moves would encourage other Chinese companies to follow suit and move out of China without Beijing’s vetting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

In vetting him for the job, his trainer neglected to look at his sister, a local basketball phenom.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand