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as in containing
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
a company that cannot manage to pull in costs will not be in business for very long
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as in arresting
to take or keep under one's control by authority of law
he was pulled in after a random traffic stop turned up drugs in his car
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Recent Examples of pulling in
This invisible scaffolding, the researchers speculate, is what allowed the galaxy to form in the first place, with dark matter’s gravity pulling in the primordial gas needed to form the first stars.
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Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Mint more or less automatically did several jobs at once, including tracking spending, budgeting, monitoring bills, and pulling in credit scores.
—Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Shapiro currently holds the record for the most money raised in a Pennsylvania gubernatorial race, pulling in $68 million for the whole 2022 election.
—Zak Hudak, CBS News, 6 May 2026
The restaurant is one of several restaurants slated to open, bringing the area to life and pulling in more business for the city.
—Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
In the poker scheme, Jones admitted that his name as a longtime NBA player was key to pulling in marks.
—Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
Note that among non-MPA studios, Neon’s trailer for last year’s horror film The Monkey was quite big, pulling in 43M views in its first 24 hours and 100M in its first 72 hours per WaveMetrix, a record for a non-MPA studio independent horror movie.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
The model can also reason through tasks, including verifying outputs and pulling in external information.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
This season was expected to usher in a new era for the long-standing dating show, by bringing on a star of a different series (the very popular Secret Lives of Mormon Wives) with the aim of pulling in new viewers.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 16 Apr. 2026
Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
Mint more or less automatically did several jobs at once, including tracking spending, budgeting, monitoring bills, and pulling in credit scores.
—Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Shapiro currently holds the record for the most money raised in a Pennsylvania gubernatorial race, pulling in $68 million for the whole 2022 election.
—Zak Hudak, CBS News, 6 May 2026
The restaurant is one of several restaurants slated to open, bringing the area to life and pulling in more business for the city.
—Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
In the poker scheme, Jones admitted that his name as a longtime NBA player was key to pulling in marks.
—Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 28 Apr. 2026
Note that among non-MPA studios, Neon’s trailer for last year’s horror film The Monkey was quite big, pulling in 43M views in its first 24 hours and 100M in its first 72 hours per WaveMetrix, a record for a non-MPA studio independent horror movie.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Apr. 2026
The model can also reason through tasks, including verifying outputs and pulling in external information.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026
This season was expected to usher in a new era for the long-standing dating show, by bringing on a star of a different series (the very popular Secret Lives of Mormon Wives) with the aim of pulling in new viewers.
—Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pulling in
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Boxes from the White House, some containing classified material, had been found crammed into a bathroom at Mar-a-Lago, next to a toilet and below a crystal chandelier.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Planters containing other trees and perennials, including hazel, hawthorn, field maples, ferns, and grasses, will continue the forest theme through the colonnade to the main entrance.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
14 May 2026
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After arresting the man, the complaint says police found a black iPhone tucked between the driver's seat and the center console in his car.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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The movie fumbles the chance to do something arresting with this seminal period in art.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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Her students have more trouble controlling their bodies and expressing their feelings.—
Stacker,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Federal officials recently launched a prize competition to reward ideas for controlling the flow of aquatic species into and out of the ballasts of boats that travel among the various lakes and waterways across the United States.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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In a May 5 Facebook post, officials in Saône-et-Loire, France, shared a video of a deer haphazardly running in circles around a field in what appeared to be an intoxicated state.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Four Republicans are also running in Tuesday's primary, but a Republican hasn't won in the district since 2010.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Makary, a surgical oncologist known for criticizing the government’s handling of the Covid pandemic, served as head of the agency responsible for regulating food, drugs and medical devices for more than a year.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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All this while the federal government’s main tool for regulating medical software, the Food and Drug Administration’s device-approval process, is structurally unfit for regulating autonomous clinical AI.—
Alon Bergman,
STAT,
11 May 2026
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Bianco also faces scrutiny for seizing more than 650,000 election ballots in what critics call a baseless fraud investigation.—
Hailey Wang,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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Four protesters are suing to stop the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from seizing DNA samples from Americans arrested while peacefully protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2026
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Here, the Sport+ drive mode does a commendable job of keeping the transmission in the meaty parts of the powerband, while dialing the dampers back to Sport achieves the right balance of body control and compliance on these less-than-perfect road surfaces.—
Bradley Iger,
Robb Report,
8 May 2026
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However, the best way to use this week is to practice a star-hop or two, keeping sessions short and focused.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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Other complaints had to do with the Puerto Rican rap star grabbing his crotch, and with two dancers who allegedly grabbed each other's breasts (which, if true, is a wild dance move).—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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Particularly since the savings made in service-staff costs and brick-and-mortar bar space, not to mention the affordability of buying booze here in China's RMB currency, aren't that far off grabbing a can or bottle from a nearby 24-hour convenience store.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 May 2026
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“Pulling in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulling%20in. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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