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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Instead, Mokdad says the government is actually in the business of buying and selling tobacco.
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Ari Daniel, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
Not in the business of hosting?
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
American higher education is in the business of knowledge.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
That means a lot of driving around in his beat-up van and sticking his nose in the business of people who would really just like to do their Late Stage Capitalism in private.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025
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Ari Daniel, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
Not in the business of hosting?
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025
American higher education is in the business of knowledge.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
That means a lot of driving around in his beat-up van and sticking his nose in the business of people who would really just like to do their Late Stage Capitalism in private.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 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 25 Oct. 2025.
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