send in
verb
sent in; sending in; sends in
1
: to cause to be delivered
send in a letter of complaint
2
: to give (one's name or card) to a servant when making a call
3
: to send (a player) into an athletic contest
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Residents in the Eaton burn area and downwind can now send in soil samples from their yard to test for lead, a potent neurotoxin that’s especially dangerous for kids, thanks to a new program from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health that launched this week.
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Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
The problem was flagged in the annual financial report sent in January to the Public Health Trust, the volunteer board appointed by the county to oversee the public hospital system.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
The final numbers are typically sent in the spring, after appeals at the county’s Board of Review have wrapped up.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
Staff will then be evacuated and the firefighters on duty — City employ several freelance officers every game, in addition to the fire marshals — are sent in.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 10 May 2025
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Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
The problem was flagged in the annual financial report sent in January to the Public Health Trust, the volunteer board appointed by the county to oversee the public hospital system.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
The final numbers are typically sent in the spring, after appeals at the county’s Board of Review have wrapped up.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
Staff will then be evacuated and the firefighters on duty — City employ several freelance officers every game, in addition to the fire marshals — are sent in.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 10 May 2025
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“Send in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/send%20in. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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