in the business of

idiom

: to have (something) as one's job or purpose

A public library is in the business of providing information to the public.

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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

Cindy Crawford is not in the business of giving unsolicited advice. —Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024

Virgen is in the business of advising and launching new colleges through his company, American Education Inc. —Chris Quintana, The Courier-Journal, 9 May 2024

As the major cloud providers are also in the business of offering AI products to enterprises like Morningstar, a key decision that’s emerged is whether companies should stick to their cloud providers when creating their AI ecosystems, or perhaps work with another partner—or even multiple partners. —John Kell, Fortune, 2 May 2024

This proved that Harrison was in the business of pawning weapons to Brown, the lawyer argued. —Jeff Maysh, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Apr. 2024

Our educational institutions should not be in the business of political reprisals. —Louis Casiano, Fox News, 18 Apr. 2024

They were too caught up in the business of developing and finding ways to represent their various selves. —Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024

For people in the business of opposing vaccination or unwelcome election results, mistrust of big financial institutions and tech companies is common. —Lisa Hagen, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024