in the business of

phrase

: to have (something) as one's job or purpose
A public library is in the business of providing information to the public.

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Trump’s fixation on false claims about the 2020 election made Thursday night’s address a fraught event for every organization in the business of live news coverage. Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 Vikram Joshi, Founder and CTO at pulsd—a company in the business of democratizing fun in New York City. Vikram Joshi, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 More recent trade tensions and a global memory shortage, painful for any player in the business of consumer electronics, haven’t helped for the companies who make consoles and handhelds. Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 7 July 2026 Literary agents and book editors are in the business of selling stories, so drama comes easily to them. Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for in the business of

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“In the business of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20business%20of. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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