open market
noun
: an economic market in which prices are based on competition among private businesses and not controlled by a government : free market
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Veteran linemen Brady Christensen and Jake Curhan remain on the open market, but Christensen is recovering from Achilles surgery.
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Mike Kaye
may 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
The cost of crude oil is known as the spot price — the price quoted by traders on the open market.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Now the building has been up for sale on the open market for three months.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
The available veteran quarterbacks are headlined by Russell Wilson, Tyrod Taylor, Joshua Dobbs and Cooper Rush, so there’s not exactly anyone worth writing home about on the open market.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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Mike Kaye
may 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
The cost of crude oil is known as the spot price — the price quoted by traders on the open market.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Now the building has been up for sale on the open market for three months.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
The available veteran quarterbacks are headlined by Russell Wilson, Tyrod Taylor, Joshua Dobbs and Cooper Rush, so there’s not exactly anyone worth writing home about on the open market.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Open market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20market. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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