in the money
idiom
1
US
: among the top three finishers in a race (such as a horse race)
Whatever horse I bet on, it never finishes in the money.
2
informal
: having lots of money
They struggled for many years but now they're in the money.
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An initiative, supported by virtually every sector of the state’s health care industry as well as the local Republican and Democratic parties, would lock in the money for Medi-Cal, California’s version of the Medicaid health insurance program for low-income residents.
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Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 21 June 2024
An initiative, supported by virtually every sector of the state’s health care industry, as well as the local Republican and Democratic parties, would lock in the money for Medi-Cal, California’s version of the Medicaid health insurance program for low-income residents.
—Bernard J. Wolfson, Sacramento Bee, 20 June 2024
Murphy Murphy, 50, holds a commanding lead in the money race for reelection with more than $9 million in the bank.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2024
His attorneys filed a status report Monday in the money laundering case, asking the judge to allow Ravenell to report to a minimum security federal correctional facility in Fairton, New Jersey, on May 6 or later.
—Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2024
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Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 21 June 2024
An initiative, supported by virtually every sector of the state’s health care industry, as well as the local Republican and Democratic parties, would lock in the money for Medi-Cal, California’s version of the Medicaid health insurance program for low-income residents.
—Bernard J. Wolfson, Sacramento Bee, 20 June 2024
Murphy Murphy, 50, holds a commanding lead in the money race for reelection with more than $9 million in the bank.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2024
His attorneys filed a status report Monday in the money laundering case, asking the judge to allow Ravenell to report to a minimum security federal correctional facility in Fairton, New Jersey, on May 6 or later.
—Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2024
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