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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Immersed in the business of music from an early age — his stepfather is Jesús López, chairman and CEO of Universal Music Latin America and Iberian Peninsula, and his mother was a label manager at BMG Latin — Schafer developed a global outlook on the industry overall.
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Thania Garcia, Variety, 4 June 2025
The taxpayers are not in the business of continuing to pay more and more taxes for the unsupported growth that is happening in this county.
—Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
Beauty came on the scene, it’s been in the business of disrupting the beauty industry.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Chalamet’s team can’t be in the business of chasing past miracles.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 May 2025
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Thania Garcia, Variety, 4 June 2025
The taxpayers are not in the business of continuing to pay more and more taxes for the unsupported growth that is happening in this county.
—Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 4 June 2025
Beauty came on the scene, it’s been in the business of disrupting the beauty industry.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Chalamet’s team can’t be in the business of chasing past miracles.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 May 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 14 Jun. 2025.
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