pulled in
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The "capture" hypothesis, meanwhile, postulates that the moons are asteroids pulled in by Mars's gravity.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
But the council member pulled in $1.4 million in city matching funds, compared with $1 million for Bass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
However, temperatures will be lower than at the weekend when a southerly wind pulled in warm air from a heatwave gripping central and southern Europe.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The latest installment of Sony’s Spider-Man films pulled in more than $900 million in its opening weekend worldwide in August, making it the second-biggest movie launch ever after Disney’s “Avengers: Endgame.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
I never found out why Mr. Tuttle was way back there at the caboose when the train pulled in.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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