in the business of
idiom
: 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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The Canadiens are also not in the business of paying crazy assets to do something crazy.
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Arpon Basu, New York Times, 21 June 2025
As operator of the Missouri History Museum, the Missouri Historical Society is in the business of storytelling.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 11 June 2025
Naysayers of the gondola system say that the city should not be in the business of speculative technology.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 30 May 2025
So Disney was not in the business of licensing its content to third parties anymore.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 18 June 2025
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Arpon Basu, New York Times, 21 June 2025
As operator of the Missouri History Museum, the Missouri Historical Society is in the business of storytelling.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 11 June 2025
Naysayers of the gondola system say that the city should not be in the business of speculative technology.
—Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 30 May 2025
So Disney was not in the business of licensing its content to third parties anymore.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 18 June 2025
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 5 Jul. 2025.
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