hot commodity
noun
: someone or something that is highly valued or in much demand
an actor who is a hot commodity in Hollywood right now
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Live events as a category have quickly recovered from the devastations of the pandemic lockdown, with music in particular a hot commodity, as evidenced by the massively lucrative recent tours of Taylor Swift and Beyoncé.
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David Bloom, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
And who is a hot commodity that people are putting on their checklist?
—EW.com, 3 July 2025
The book became a hot commodity; its rights sparked a 10-way bidding war won by Michael Ellenberg’s Media Res (The Morning Show) which set up the project at HBO with Jessica Rhoades‘ Pacesetter Productions (Black Mirror) also producing.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 May 2025
But as censorship ramps up again, Blume has become something of a hot commodity in Hollywood.
—Lorena O’Neil, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
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David Bloom, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
And who is a hot commodity that people are putting on their checklist?
—EW.com, 3 July 2025
The book became a hot commodity; its rights sparked a 10-way bidding war won by Michael Ellenberg’s Media Res (The Morning Show) which set up the project at HBO with Jessica Rhoades‘ Pacesetter Productions (Black Mirror) also producing.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 May 2025
But as censorship ramps up again, Blume has become something of a hot commodity in Hollywood.
—Lorena O’Neil, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
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“Hot commodity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20commodity. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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