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pull in

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1. pull in - Noun

2. pull in - Verb

Meaning

direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

get or bring together

of trains; move into (a station)

a roadside cafe especially for lorry drivers

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The human body experiences a powerful gravitational pull in the direction of hope. That is why the patient's hopes are the physician's secret weapon. They are the hidden ingredients in any prescription. Norman Cousins

That consciousness is everything and that all things begin with a thought. That we are responsible for our own fate, we reap what we sow, we get what we give, we pull in what we put out. I know these things for sure. Madonna (entertainer)

In the German football team players from different clubs need to get on with each other both on and off the pitch. In the grand coalition Christian Democrats and Social Democrats sit in the same boat and need to pull in the same direction. Angela Merkel

Pull in your belt, spend less, and reduce debt. Ray Dalio

William: "I'm sure we can all pull together, sir." Vetinari: "Oh, I do hope not. Pulling together is the aim of despotism and tyranny. Free men pull in all kinds of directions. Terry Pratchett

Why can't reason give greater answers? Why can we throw a question further than we can pull in an answer? Why such a vast net if there's so little fish to catch? Yann Martel

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