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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Since then, Starlink has become a hot commodity.
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Kevin Collier, NBC news, 15 Jan. 2026
Cleveland fired head coach Kevin Stefanski and Schwartz should be a hot commodity.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
But after coach Sherrone Moore was fired and Kyle Whittingham was named the Wolverines’ new coach, Martindale will be a hot commodity in NFL circles.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026
And tequila is a hot commodity.
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Kevin Collier, NBC news, 15 Jan. 2026
Cleveland fired head coach Kevin Stefanski and Schwartz should be a hot commodity.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 9 Jan. 2026
But after coach Sherrone Moore was fired and Kyle Whittingham was named the Wolverines’ new coach, Martindale will be a hot commodity in NFL circles.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 5 Jan. 2026
And tequila is a hot commodity.
—Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 29 Dec. 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 31 Jan. 2026.
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