plural buy-ins
: acceptance of and willingness to actively support and participate in something (such as a proposed new plan or policy)
Without buy-in from his troops, Gruden's just another tuned-out coach.—
Tim Keown
Tim KeownProbably the biggest challenge is to increase teacher buy-in. Some worry that Khan's methods are too untested. Others are more blunt, saying he wants to replace teachers with computers.—Kayla Webley
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Culture-building requires buy-in among all business leaders, including the CFO, along with the alignment of cultural values and decisions at all levels of the organization.
—Jim Deloach, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
At the same time, the bill has substantial Republican buy-in.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Utility officials can still build solar and wind farms if there's public buy-in for such projects.
—Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
Trump would need to get buy-in from the courts and Congress, and the voters, who would have to weigh whether his performance during his second term and his health at 82 years on Inauguration Day 2029 — an age older than Joe Biden was as president — merited another four years in office.
—Louis Jacobson, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Jim Deloach, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
At the same time, the bill has substantial Republican buy-in.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Utility officials can still build solar and wind farms if there's public buy-in for such projects.
—Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
Trump would need to get buy-in from the courts and Congress, and the voters, who would have to weigh whether his performance during his second term and his health at 82 years on Inauguration Day 2029 — an age older than Joe Biden was as president — merited another four years in office.
—Louis Jacobson, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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“Buy-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buy-in. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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