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present tense third-person singular of pull in
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1
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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2
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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“Pulls in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pulls%20in. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.
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