free market

Example Sentences

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But people don’t want a free market with live music.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

He addressed pro-democracy demonstrators during the city's 2014 Umbrella Movement, speaking in favour of a "free market in leadership".

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

So the advisory firms arose from a free market to offer them analysis.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 9, 2026

In a free market, countries that constantly run big trade surpluses with the U.S. would be flooded with extra dollars beyond what they needed to buy imports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

Inside the free market, however, there might be some authority capable of checking its excess.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis