into line
idiom
: into a state of agreement or cooperation
It was difficult to get/bring everyone into line.
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The reorg brings Amazon MGM’s structure into line with many other studios whose development and current teams run along genre lines.
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
The Madrid hierarchy was also in favour last summer of the idea of imposing more discipline and structure on the squad, especially bringing back into line the big-name individuals who, it was felt, had been allowed too much leeway during the low-key tail end of Ancelotti’s second spell last term.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
This was not a question of breaking into line, but of being momentarily absent from it.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
The merger would have risked big losses for the private fund as its valuation came more into line with the public vehicle, which is 10 times larger.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Nov. 2025
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
The Madrid hierarchy was also in favour last summer of the idea of imposing more discipline and structure on the squad, especially bringing back into line the big-name individuals who, it was felt, had been allowed too much leeway during the low-key tail end of Ancelotti’s second spell last term.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
This was not a question of breaking into line, but of being momentarily absent from it.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
The merger would have risked big losses for the private fund as its valuation came more into line with the public vehicle, which is 10 times larger.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Nov. 2025
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“Into line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20line. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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