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come in

verb

to enter, used in the imperative when admitting a person
to prove to be
it came in useful
to become fashionable or seasonable
cricket to begin an innings
sport to finish a race (in a certain position)
(of a politician or political party) to win an election
radio television to be received
news is coming in of a big fire in Glasgow
(of money) to be received as income
to play a role; advance one's interests
where do I come in?
foll by for to be the object of
the Chancellor came in for a lot of criticism in the Commons

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In setting the principles of how it balances information that's coming in now with the information it expects in the future, that's how an organizational system defines its purpose.

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"They didn't come in with a big project," one source says, and many voters took a dim view of ministers' freebies and the decision on winter fuel allowance.

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Nichols' text came in around 4:30 p.m. local time while Moakley was on his regular bike ride home and, with the help of AI, the site went up an hour later.

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"You want to do that as safely as possible and that's why things like silent corridors come in," she explained.

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It has been beset on all sides by threats of one kind or another, since, really colonial times, but most recently, that threat has come in the form of mining.

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