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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One of the molecules that causes those capillaries to open up is called nitric oxide; the discovery of its role in circulation was rewarded with a Nobel Prize, in 1998, and led to, among other things, the development of Viagra.
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Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The more hardware devices in circulation creates more opportunity for Apple to attach those higher margin services.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
More than 280 gibberish papers – some still in circulation – written entirely by the spoof SCIgen program that Massachusetts Institute of Technology students came up with nearly 20 years ago.
—Frederik Joelving, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
The series, adapted from a shojo manga – a category of Japanese comics primarily targeting teenage girls and typically focusing on romance and emotional relationships – has amassed 1.2 million copies in circulation and 53 million page views on girls’ manga app Manga Mee as of December 2024.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025
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Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The more hardware devices in circulation creates more opportunity for Apple to attach those higher margin services.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
More than 280 gibberish papers – some still in circulation – written entirely by the spoof SCIgen program that Massachusetts Institute of Technology students came up with nearly 20 years ago.
—Frederik Joelving, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
The series, adapted from a shojo manga – a category of Japanese comics primarily targeting teenage girls and typically focusing on romance and emotional relationships – has amassed 1.2 million copies in circulation and 53 million page views on girls’ manga app Manga Mee as of December 2024.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025
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“In circulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20circulation. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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