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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There are still free agents left on the open market who should improve the teams that sign them, including starting pitchers Framber Valdez and Zac Gallen.
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Jim Bowden, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
There’s no easy path to a starting job with Talanoa Hufanga and Jones returning, and Locke’s likely to hit the open market.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026
Most people think listing on the open market is the only way to sell a house, but a rogue real estate investor in the Upper Midwest is changing that perception.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026
Names like Baltimore’s David Ojabo, Philadelphia’s Azeez Ojulari and Cincinnati’s Joseph Ossai exist as affordable options on the open market.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
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Jim Bowden, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
There’s no easy path to a starting job with Talanoa Hufanga and Jones returning, and Locke’s likely to hit the open market.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026
Most people think listing on the open market is the only way to sell a house, but a rogue real estate investor in the Upper Midwest is changing that perception.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026
Names like Baltimore’s David Ojabo, Philadelphia’s Azeez Ojulari and Cincinnati’s Joseph Ossai exist as affordable options on the open market.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Open market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/open%20market. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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