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in the market for

Idioms  
  1. 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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Chase Pion, co-founder of the Los Angeles-based luxury-watch marketplace Bezel, said he’s seeing a lot of momentum in the market for ultraexpensive watches.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 13, 2026

She studied English literature at London's Goldsmiths College and later, while working as a TV researcher, spotted a gap in the market for a black-focused awards show.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

On Monday, before the start of Taiwan's Computex expo, Nvidia unveiled a powerful laptop chip for Windows machines, staking its claim in the market for next-generation PCs integrated with AI tech.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Competition in the market for drugs to treat ovarian cancer resistant to platinum-based chemotherapy is heating up, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

“Sorry to bother you. But do you think you could give Fern a job? She’s in the market for one.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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