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in circulation

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  1. Also, into circulation. In business or social life, especially after a period of absence. For example, After a month in the hospital Bill was eager to get back in circulation. The antonym is out of circulation, as in Since we had twins we've been out of circulation, but we're hoping to get out more often soon. These expressions, dating from the first half of the 1900s, employ circulation in the sense of “making the rounds among people,” a usage dating from the 1600s.

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There were only 27,000 in circulation.

From Barron's

There were only 27,000 in circulation.

From Barron's

A report published earlier this week in Circulation, another American Heart Association journal, projected that 59% of adult women will have hypertension by 2050, up from 49% in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal

The token is the second-largest stablecoin in circulation behind Tether’s USDT.

From Barron's

On Wednesday, Circle said its flagship stablecoin, USDC, ended 2025 with $75.3 billion in circulation, up 72% from a year ago.

From The Wall Street Journal

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