How to Use conflict of interest in a Sentence

conflict of interest

noun phrase

• With this conflict of interest, Benson opts to request a new partner at the episode’s close.
  — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2024
• Local officials say even the appearance of a conflict of interest is a problem.
  — Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 10 Oct. 2024
• And this includes the optics of a conflict of interest that flies in the face of the popular league that touts fair competition, Jarrett Bell writes.
  — Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
• The appearance of a conflict of interest is sin enough.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 14 Apr. 2023
• That’s a conflict of interest, and a conflict of values.
  — Amy Westervelt, The New Republic, 19 July 2023
• Some choose, however, to buy their own tickets to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.
  — Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2024
• Musk left the company in 2018 because of a conflict of interest with Tesla.
  — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Nov. 2023
• Bullock added that one of the three board members who resigned did so because of a conflict of interest with the board member’s daughter being hired at the school.
  — Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 22 May 2024
• As mentioned above, one of us (Sean) has a conflict of interest, having briefly served as a science consultant on this movie.
  — Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
• One of the researchers behind the study, seemingly by his own admission, appeared to have a conflict of interest.
  — AZCentral.com, 26 June 2023
• But Byers’ conflict of interest runs much deeper than a kinship with a former boss.
  — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 25 July 2023
• The insurer accused Umansky of a conflict of interest in the deals and sought to rescind the brokerage’s policy.
  — Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
• Judge McAfee, who is overseeing the Trump case, is holding the hearing to determine if there is evidence of a conflict of interest.
  — Michael Levenson, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
• Judge Daniel Goldstein ruled Summer Stephan’s office had no conflict of interest.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2023
• There is obviously a conflict of interest there, isn’t there?
  — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
• The case will be moved to a different district court ahead of this hearing to avoid conflict of interest, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office said.
  — Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2024
• In February 2023, Calvert sent Alicia Reece a conflict of interest disclosure form that all members need to sign.
  — The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2024
• Moore has asked the inspector general to take over the investigation into the release of the data to avoid a conflict of interest.
  — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2023
• And while the former president looks to install loyalists to replace McDaniel, questions about a conflict of interest would no doubt arise should Lara win an election to the role of co-chair.
  — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024
• Many of these bills benefit industries the authors have ties to, creating the appearance of a conflict of interest.
  — Sade Ajishegiri, Sophie Kaelble, Nic Napier, Lily Staatz, Jasmine Wright and Lizzie Wright, The Indianapolis Star, 10 July 2023
• Google’s code of conduct expects workers to be logging full-time hours, leaving personal projects that aren’t a conflict of interest for after work hours.
  — Jane Thier, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2023
• But given the potential conflict of interest, Redstone is not a member of the board’s special committee.
  — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
• While PBMs have an important role in price negotiation, there can be a conflict of interest.
  — Bill Cassidy, STAT, 5 July 2023
• In its ruling, the state’s highest court determined that there was no conflict of interest because the school system is not an entity of the county or state government.
  — Jason Fontelieu, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2023
• However, according to Ramos, there was a conflict of interest.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
• After a lengthy discussion on the next steps in the case, the parties debated whether one of Trump’s attorneys, the brash and outspoken Joe Tacopina, had a conflict of interest in representing him.
  — Derek Hawkins, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023
• Pedroza’s father-in-law had purchased — and that Pedroza should have publicly disclosed his involvement as a conflict of interest.
  — Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
• The group said her position on the ConocoPhillips board could create a conflict of interest or the appearance of one, which could damage Harvard’s reputation.
  — Dharna Noor, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2023
• Kissinger’s critics complained that the activities of the firm created a classic conflict of interest.
  — Norman Kempster, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
• Some observers of and participants in the merger deliberations raised concerns about a potential conflict of interest on Phillips’ part due to his background at Oracle.
  — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 23 Nov 2024