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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If the financial travails of Renewcell, another Swedish textile-to-textile recycler that received significant corporate buy-ins before declaring bankruptcy last year, continue to cast a long shadow, however, Finck didn’t say.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 11 Nov. 2025
This kind of long-term research requires buy-in from farmers and their workers who are often undocumented.
—NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Ring and Pevonka both think Act 20 will benefit Wisconsin students, but Pevonka stressed that implementing the new curriculum will take time and buy-in from teachers.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
When their commitments are highly visible, campuses may be more likely to garner buy-in, even when the community is divided.
—Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 11 Nov. 2025
This kind of long-term research requires buy-in from farmers and their workers who are often undocumented.
—NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Ring and Pevonka both think Act 20 will benefit Wisconsin students, but Pevonka stressed that implementing the new curriculum will take time and buy-in from teachers.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025
When their commitments are highly visible, campuses may be more likely to garner buy-in, even when the community is divided.
—Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for buy-in
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“Buy-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buy-in. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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