in circulation
idiom
: going or passing from person to person or place to place
That rumor has been in circulation for a long time.
coins no longer in circulation
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By 2008, the pharmaceutical industry reached an industrywide agreement that brought an end to gift giving of this kind and, in the process, turned those gifts still in circulation into something approaching collectors' items.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
It is believed there are roughly 240 billion pennies currently in circulation in the U.S., according to a report from the New York Times.
—Keisha Rowe, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 June 2025
That means businesses can accept them for payment, and most will, especially as long as people still have them in circulation (which could be years).
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 June 2025
That's because dehydration decreases the amount of blood in circulation.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 4 Aug. 2025
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
It is believed there are roughly 240 billion pennies currently in circulation in the U.S., according to a report from the New York Times.
—Keisha Rowe, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 June 2025
That means businesses can accept them for payment, and most will, especially as long as people still have them in circulation (which could be years).
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 2 June 2025
That's because dehydration decreases the amount of blood in circulation.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 4 Aug. 2025
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“In circulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20circulation. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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