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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In theory, increasing the number of coins in circulation and making large individual sales puts a downward pressure on price, increasing supply without any change in demand.
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Joel Khalili, WIRED, 20 Jan. 2025
The asset—hosted on the Solana blockchain—briefly surpassed $75 early Sunday morning, bringing the total market cap of all tokens in circulation to $15 billion.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
In January 2024, only about 56% of driver's licenses and IDs in circulation across the country comply with REAL ID.
—Clara McMichael, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2025
The federal government is now having manufacturers update these shots to more closely target the strain of bird flu in circulation — similar to what's done with seasonal influenza every year — and is gathering more data based on new studies, which aren't yet published.
—Will Stone, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025
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Joel Khalili, WIRED, 20 Jan. 2025
The asset—hosted on the Solana blockchain—briefly surpassed $75 early Sunday morning, bringing the total market cap of all tokens in circulation to $15 billion.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
In January 2024, only about 56% of driver's licenses and IDs in circulation across the country comply with REAL ID.
—Clara McMichael, ABC News, 16 Jan. 2025
The federal government is now having manufacturers update these shots to more closely target the strain of bird flu in circulation — similar to what's done with seasonal influenza every year — and is gathering more data based on new studies, which aren't yet published.
—Will Stone, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025
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“In circulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20circulation. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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