in business
idiom
1
: operating as a business
The hotel has been in business for over 150 years.
Customer satisfaction is important if you want to stay in business.
2
informal
: ready to begin doing or using something
Just plug in the computer and you're in business!
He quickly changed the tire, and was back in business in 10 minutes.
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Last week, my colleague Scott Wapner sat down with McIlroy and his business partner Todd Sisitsky to discuss their investment in TGL, which athletes McIlroy emulates in business, his recent Masters and Ryder Cup victories, and, of course, his latest thoughts on LIV Golf.
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Alex Sherman,contessa Brewer, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2025
Altogether, only about 175 examples of both models were built, and by 1958—after just 12 years in business—the company was defunct.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2025
Danielle earned her degree in business administration with an emphasis in marketing.
—Jenelyn Russo, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
Today, there are whole fields of academia — in psychology and sociology departments, in business schools and institutions of public policy — that purport to anatomize the science of conversation, an endeavor that reminds me of an entomologist pinning a butterfly to a wall.
—Lamorna Ash, The Dial, 25 Nov. 2025
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Alex Sherman,contessa Brewer, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2025
Altogether, only about 175 examples of both models were built, and by 1958—after just 12 years in business—the company was defunct.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2025
Danielle earned her degree in business administration with an emphasis in marketing.
—Jenelyn Russo, Oc Register, 26 Nov. 2025
Today, there are whole fields of academia — in psychology and sociology departments, in business schools and institutions of public policy — that purport to anatomize the science of conversation, an endeavor that reminds me of an entomologist pinning a butterfly to a wall.
—Lamorna Ash, The Dial, 25 Nov. 2025
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“In business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20business. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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