1
: a chance of success
2
: a quick pass in football to a receiver running diagonally toward the center of the field
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If all that weren’t enough to keep Pitaro and ESPN’s content chief Burke Magnus hopping, Bristol’s look-in option with the ACC just recently kicked in.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Feb. 2025
If only vetted programs are allowed, unwanted guests don’t get a look-in.
—Maxwell Alles, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Baseball Tonight Special: MLB Squeeze Play, and the potential live look-ins comes at a critical moment for ESPN and Major League Baseball.
—Maury Brown, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
The third game tonight, between Texas and Colorado State, is scheduled to tip at 6:50 p.m.
13:49: UNC has opened an 18-point lead, and another live look-in is on the big screen during a Wagner timeout.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2024
The fact that Scorsese and Eric Roth’s adapted screenplay didn’t get a look-in.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2024
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Feb. 2025
If only vetted programs are allowed, unwanted guests don’t get a look-in.
—Maxwell Alles, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
Baseball Tonight Special: MLB Squeeze Play, and the potential live look-ins comes at a critical moment for ESPN and Major League Baseball.
—Maury Brown, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
The third game tonight, between Texas and Colorado State, is scheduled to tip at 6:50 p.m.
13:49: UNC has opened an 18-point lead, and another live look-in is on the big screen during a Wagner timeout.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2024
The fact that Scorsese and Eric Roth’s adapted screenplay didn’t get a look-in.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2024
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“Look-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look-in. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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