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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Gold has become such a hot commodity that Costco is apparently limiting how much its members can buy.
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 15 May 2025
But while Tolle was a hot commodity out of the draft, Clarke was practically an unknown, at least outside of the Red Sox organization.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 9 May 2025
The works of Florida native Hiaasen, who started his career as a newspaper reporter, have become a hot commodity.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 May 2025
Kross’s blistering post-WrestleMania promo combined with his stellar character work in 2025 have resulted in the former NXT Champion becoming a hot commodity these days.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 15 May 2025
But while Tolle was a hot commodity out of the draft, Clarke was practically an unknown, at least outside of the Red Sox organization.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 9 May 2025
The works of Florida native Hiaasen, who started his career as a newspaper reporter, have become a hot commodity.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 May 2025
Kross’s blistering post-WrestleMania promo combined with his stellar character work in 2025 have resulted in the former NXT Champion becoming a hot commodity these days.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hot commodity
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“Hot commodity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20commodity. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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