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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And because her work seemed to circle around identity, and art about identity was a hot commodity, her work drew special interest from collectors and critics.
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Adam Moss, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
Tickets have been a hot commodity for World Cup matches.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
Less than an hour into the fair, Snitzer had already rung up some sales, including a semi-abstract landscape in oil by thirty-something Miami artist Ema Ri, a graduate of the New World school whose work is suddenly a hot commodity.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
Of course, Apple AirTags are bound to be a hot commodity again this year.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
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Adam Moss, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
Tickets have been a hot commodity for World Cup matches.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
Less than an hour into the fair, Snitzer had already rung up some sales, including a semi-abstract landscape in oil by thirty-something Miami artist Ema Ri, a graduate of the New World school whose work is suddenly a hot commodity.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
Of course, Apple AirTags are bound to be a hot commodity again this year.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 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 23 Dec. 2025.
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