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write in

phrasal verb with write
 
 
/raɪt/ verb (wrote, written or old use writ)

Definition

to write a letter to a newspaper, television company, or other organization, to express an opinion or ask something: [+ to infinitive] People have written in to complain about the show. [+ -ing verb] Thousands of people wrote in to the BBC asking for an information sheet.Writing and typing
(Definition of write in from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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