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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]

Example Sentences

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Discussion persists around Novo and Lilly and their place in the market for weight-loss drugs, which is experiencing an unprecedented boom in demand.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

That doesn’t mean these are 4.9 million more people who will be in the market for a home, he noted.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

A longtime renter, she’s in the market for her first ever home, but she needs mortgage rates to drop in order to afford the monthly payments.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Much of that crude is under the control of Eyyub, a wily 47-year-old Azeri trader who has been the whale in the market for Moscow’s oil since the start of the Ukraine war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

“If I were in the market for an apprentice, I’d offer you the spot.”

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

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