in circulation
idiom
: going or passing from person to person or place to place
That rumor has been in circulation for a long time.
coins no longer in circulation
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The ingredients in some vaccines, such as the COVID shots, have been updated regularly to better match the strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in circulation, without fundamentally changing the vaccines themselves.
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Rob Stein, NPR, 1 May 2025
The price spike gives the $TRUMP coins in circulation a total value of $2.7 billion.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
Which is just a reminder that money in circulation and credit are an effect of production, not what central planners desire.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
To best manage the boost in circulation, breathing is essential.
—Irene Coltrinari, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
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Rob Stein, NPR, 1 May 2025
The price spike gives the $TRUMP coins in circulation a total value of $2.7 billion.
—Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025
Which is just a reminder that money in circulation and credit are an effect of production, not what central planners desire.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
To best manage the boost in circulation, breathing is essential.
—Irene Coltrinari, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
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“In circulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20circulation. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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