in the business of

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: to have (something) as one's job or purpose
A public library is in the business of providing information to the public.

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There isn’t a bigger name in the business of horror than Jason Blum. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026 Finnur Pind is in the business of taking some of Iceland’s biggest swings. — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026 Another reason was that the government was in the business of defining who was a patriot. — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026 Gonzalo Corrales has been in the business of placing international athletes at American colleges long enough not to panic when the inevitable late-summer snags arise. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in the business of

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“In the business of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20business%20of. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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