How to Use in circulation in a Sentence

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  • At least two-thirds of the AR-15s in circulation in the U.S. have been manufactured in the last decade.
    Bill Frist, Forbes, 3 May 2023
  • While there are a slew of variants in circulation in the U.S., BA.2.86 remains very rare.
    Sara G. Miller, NBC News, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The sandwiches have a 12-month shelf life and may still be in circulation.
    Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
  • In a perfect world, the Covid vaccines would be able to be updated much faster to match the strains in circulation.
    Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 3 Nov. 2024
  • But this year, the number of these coins in circulation has ballooned courtesy of Pump.
    Joel Khalili, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The company says the move will reduce the amount of plastic in circulation (and in landfills) by more than 4,400 tons per year.
    Chris Morris, Fortune Europe, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The total value of the coins in circulation reached $70 billion.
    Joel Khalili, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Here’s the good news for lovers of his brisket and cornbread: Coop’s food will be back in circulation though continued catering and new pop-ups.
    Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The museum said the ruler's cross coins were in circulation for less than a few decades before losing the power struggle to his son, Svend Tveskæg, in the mid-980s.
    Julia Musto, Fox News, 22 Apr. 2023
  • The museum said the ruler's cross coins were in circulation for less than a few decades before losing the power struggle to his son, Svend Tveskæg, in the mid-980s.
    Julia Musto, Fox News, 22 Apr. 2023
  • The original Wuhan variant has not been in circulation since 2021 and so no longer needs to be part of the vaccine, experts told the panel.
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
  • The original Wuhan variant has not been in circulation since 2021 and so no longer needs to be part of the vaccine, experts told the panel.
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
  • The device is in the beta testing phase, with 20 units in circulation, including among some users who paid to be part of the trial.
    Ramsha Zubairi, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Outside, the largest in circulation and in prestige, could be the centerpiece.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Anne Harrington, who's worked in circulation for the past six years, said she's been waiting for a new library for 15 years.
    Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2023
  • This ingredient aids in circulation, which helps the skin look smoother and brighter.
    Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The meme caught fire and different versions of it have been in circulation ever since.
    Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2024
  • The chart below shows the number of notes in circulation, in billions, as of December.
    Kurt Snibbe, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • While there are two TBE vaccines in circulation, vaccine uptake is low in regions where the virus is new.
    Time, 28 July 2023
  • But booksellers often lack the knowledge of what books are still in circulation at schools and what customers use their books for.
    Nadia Bidarian, CNN, 4 July 2023
  • Visa has the most credit cards in circulation, with almost half the market, according to Bankrate.
    Larry Light, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2024
  • There are half a dozen different designs in circulation for how best to float wind turbines.
    William Booth, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2023
  • If the program is not renewed, passes in circulation will remain active through the rest of 2024, Norton said.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Any jean in circulation long enough will eventually have a good one.
    Jane Herman, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2024
  • This will reduce the volume of plastics in circulation.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Someone else will be grateful that this monster is still in circulation.
    Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Money in circulation is an effect of production, not the driver of it.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
  • There is no way to know how many ghost guns were in circulation before the rule was put in place, because of the lack of requirements for serial numbers or a background check.
    Annie Karni, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
  • This expansion isn't just about more coins in circulation.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Early in the pandemic, the volume of U.S. dollars in circulation soared.
    John Greenwood, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2023

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