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But by waiting until her children were out of college and some of her stock grants had vested, the math worked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

In the past few years, a number of celebrities have run into legal trouble for promoting crypto to followers without disclosing that they had vested interests.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2024

These conflicts were particularly significant when it came to his business dealings in foreign countries that had vested interests in U.S. foreign policy.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2023

Scott-Heron — whose childhood traumas had vested him with a serious fear of abandonment — took it as a cue to cut ties.

From New York Times • May 25, 2022

An act to abolish primogenitureship—a right which had vested in himself; 4th.

From Inquiry Into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States by Van Buren, Martin