in the market for

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Wanting to possess, eager to have, seeking. For example, The crowd was in the market for more entertainment, or I'm sure he's in the market for another fast car. [Early 1900s]

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in the long run, in the loop, in the lurch, in the main, in the making, in the market for, in the middle of, in the midst, in the money, in the mood, in the mouth

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It may be fun and it may get them paid, until oversaturation ruins our sense for irony and destroys the market for it.
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Sands was involved in a scandalous-for-the-time romance with the carpenter and there were rumors she was pregnant with his child.
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Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
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Such throats are trying, are they not?In case one catches cold; Ah, yes!
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When the days were fine, Jean in his basket assisted at the dramatic performance in the market-place.
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The commander-in-chief still kept him attached to the headquarter staff, and constantly employed him on special service.
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So far Murat had always held subordinate commands; his great ambition was to become the commander-in-chief of an independent army.
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