hot commodity
noun
: someone or something that is highly valued or in much demand
an actor who is a hot commodity in Hollywood right now
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So that Quan would become a hot commodity again was both totally correct and completely expected.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2025
Having a phone with the TikTok app has suddenly become a hot commodity.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
Jones, 6-3 and 240 pounds, became a hot commodity after entering the NCAA transfer portal Jan. 9.
—Richard Davenport, arkansasonline.com, 12 Jan. 2025
Fedde has been on the Cardinals’ radar for quite a while and his ascent from someone who couldn’t get a big-league job to being a hot commodity coming out of the KBO has been impressive.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2025
Having a phone with the TikTok app has suddenly become a hot commodity.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025
Jones, 6-3 and 240 pounds, became a hot commodity after entering the NCAA transfer portal Jan. 9.
—Richard Davenport, arkansasonline.com, 12 Jan. 2025
Fedde has been on the Cardinals’ radar for quite a while and his ascent from someone who couldn’t get a big-league job to being a hot commodity coming out of the KBO has been impressive.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
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“Hot commodity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20commodity. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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