free market

Example Sentences

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Huang has called for more social housing — either co-ops or publicly owned apartments that are not part of the free market.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Armstrong, and others in the crypto world, say the free market should reign and that banks can simply pay higher interest rates to compete with stablecoins or get into the stablecoin business themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 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

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

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis