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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There are billions already in circulation, and Trump’s order pertains to new production, not use.
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Russ Wiles, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
This is key, collectors say, to possibly driving up the price of 2025 pennies and rare pennies currently in circulation.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2025
By the 1860s, more than 1 million cards were in circulation in London alone.
—Christopher Ferguson, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2025
The coin’s actual elimination is likely decades away because so many are still in circulation.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2025
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Russ Wiles, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
This is key, collectors say, to possibly driving up the price of 2025 pennies and rare pennies currently in circulation.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 12 Feb. 2025
By the 1860s, more than 1 million cards were in circulation in London alone.
—Christopher Ferguson, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2025
The coin’s actual elimination is likely decades away because so many are still in circulation.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2025
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“In circulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20circulation. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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