How to Use in the business of in a Sentence

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  • Dell wants to be very much in the business of the former.
    Eamon Barrett, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2023
  • This is arguably the best time to be in the business of women’s sports.
    Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 5 July 2023
  • James Arthur has found himself in the business of love!
    Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
  • America was back in the business of killing the guilty.
    Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Builders are in the business of building and selling homes.
    Lance Lambert, Fortune, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Cities shouldn’t be in the business of paying for road buildouts.
    Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
  • One was that no one in the business of college sports was looking out for her.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Phil Oh has been in the business of capturing street style since 2006.
    Irene Kim, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Ballard was in the business of taking an off-the-ball linebacker at 8.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The Canadian brand is in the business of keeping all things cozy.
    Daisy Maldonado, SELF, 30 Sep. 2022
  • This proved that Harrison was in the business of pawning weapons to Brown, the lawyer argued.
    Jeff Maysh, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Apr. 2024
  • Fair enough, of course, as the world has changed and light musicals are not in the business of giving offense.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Maria Shriver is in the business of making her children's dreams come true.
    Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 3 May 2024
  • For a man in the business of endurance, Ghesquière’s life has lately been in startling flux.
    Nathan Heller, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2024
  • This is how, in the age of virality, an artist can still be in the business of empire-building.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
  • Buddy Guy, still in the business of playing the Legend Buddy Guy.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2024
  • The Dodgers should be in the business of retaining champions.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
  • It can be said that all businesses are in the business of making money.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2024
  • Harvard, which is in the business of making fine distinctions, has lost me yet again.
    Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 27 Feb. 2024
  • But new research shows that white women were very involved in the business of slavery.
    Trevon Logan, The Conversation, 10 June 2024
  • That’s a recipe for turmoil in the business of entertainment.
    Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2022
  • But TikTok is not in the business of giving away giant teddy bears.
    WIRED, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Now without their top two receivers, the Chargers would appear to be in the business of drafting a wideout in April.
    Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
  • These professionals are in the business of agency, of putting autonomy in the hands of cast and crew on a stage or set.
    Alaina Demopoulos, Allure, 19 Nov. 2022
  • And the top one was really that Starbucks is in the business of human connection.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Because, presumably, Mrs. Cohen was not in the business of using a loan against their home to keep Trump out of trouble.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
  • The husband-and-wife team have been in the business of baking for the past four years, but relocated to their new 247 Amherst Street location last year.
    Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Waffle House isn’t in the business of frying things, and instead relies on its trusty griddles and waffle irons.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2024
  • Daniel Alvarez is in the business of finding solutions to reduce their waste steam and lower costs.
    Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Brendan Reilly, 2nd, set his sights on the pricey police overtime tied to such events and said the department must be in the business of making Chicago money.
    Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2024

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