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come in

(BE RECEIVED) phrasal verb with come
 
 
/kʌm/ verb (came, come)

Definition

When news or information comes in, it is received: Reports are just coming in of a major accident on the motorway.Broadcasting in general If you have money coming in, you receive it as income: With Dave unemployed, we haven't got much money coming in at the moment.Earning money and money earned
(Definition of come in (BE RECEIVED) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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