haul in
phrasal verb
hauled in; hauling in; hauls in
US, sports
: to catch (a ball or pass)
He hauled in a long touchdown pass.
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Gold and silver are so hot that people aren’t just hauling in the family’s sterling silver set or gold bars from Costco.
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Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Jon Ossoff is far-and-away this cycle’s biggest fundraiser, hauling in $54 million for the cycle and showing no signs of slowing.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
With Seattle looking to build on an early lead over the Los Angeles Rams, Smith-Njigba hauled in a wild one-handed grab to put his team in the red zone.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
Ball scored 10 points against the Friars and was replaced for Jaylin Stewart, who didn’t fill up the stat sheet but hauled in the rebound that clinched overtime and finished a team-best plus-18 in 27 minutes.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
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Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Jon Ossoff is far-and-away this cycle’s biggest fundraiser, hauling in $54 million for the cycle and showing no signs of slowing.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
With Seattle looking to build on an early lead over the Los Angeles Rams, Smith-Njigba hauled in a wild one-handed grab to put his team in the red zone.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 26 Jan. 2026
Ball scored 10 points against the Friars and was replaced for Jaylin Stewart, who didn’t fill up the stat sheet but hauled in the rebound that clinched overtime and finished a team-best plus-18 in 27 minutes.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Haul in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haul%20in. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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