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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Other than conducting its monetary policy objectives, the Fed also regulates commercial banks and controls how much money is in circulation.
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Derek Saul, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Clayton’s exceptionally frightening haunted house picture established many of the genre’s most beloved tropes, a great deal of which are still in circulation today.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2024
But this year, the number of these coins in circulation has ballooned courtesy of Pump.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2024
As a result, coin holders, rather than central bankers, could end up deciding to increase or decrease the amount of digital currency in circulation.
—Justin Muzinich, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2021
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Derek Saul, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Clayton’s exceptionally frightening haunted house picture established many of the genre’s most beloved tropes, a great deal of which are still in circulation today.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2024
But this year, the number of these coins in circulation has ballooned courtesy of Pump.
—Joel Khalili, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2024
As a result, coin holders, rather than central bankers, could end up deciding to increase or decrease the amount of digital currency in circulation.
—Justin Muzinich, Foreign Affairs, 25 Oct. 2021
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“In circulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20circulation. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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