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was vetting

  • past progressive of vet.

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The big-time stumper that year, however, was on the Republican side: George W. Bush passed over the prospects that advisor Dick Cheney was vetting and tapped Cheney himself.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2024

“And so apparently this expert team that was vetting the location never thought of this? I shake my head and look at the disrespect for our community.”

From Seattle Times Nov. 28, 2023

Holmes was vetting investors at the same time as investors were vetting her, and the family didn’t want to miss out on the opportunity to throw their money into the pot.

From The Verge Oct. 26, 2021

Thrive was “a bit of an underdog” when Vimeo was vetting investors, said Anjali Sud, the company’s chief executive.

From New York Times Mar. 13, 2021

The next step was vetting several companies via calls with recent customers to assess the accuracy of their production estimates and the quality of their workmanship.

From Washington Post