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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Sweden’s coast guard is now in the business of hunting UFOs at sea, only to end up discovering things that are far from extraterrestrial.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Danielle Guerin is in the business of growing.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 2 Sep. 2025
Vegas oddsmakers are not in the business of ranking teams.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
So, Baum wondered how even larger animals, usually in the business of eating others, might struggle with the direct difficulties of acidification.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Danielle Guerin is in the business of growing.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 2 Sep. 2025
Vegas oddsmakers are not in the business of ranking teams.
—Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
So, Baum wondered how even larger animals, usually in the business of eating others, might struggle with the direct difficulties of acidification.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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