count (someone) in
idiom
: to plan to include (someone) in an activity : to consider (someone) as one of the people who will be doing something
"Do you want to go to the beach with us?" "Yes! Count me in!"
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Cal could never find its groove on offense after getting off to a rough start — missing six layups by Smith’s count in the first quarter alone.
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2025
While there was a higher body count in Taormina and Thailand, in terms of work culture Maui seems to be the most loosey-goosey of the resort locations with the staff going down K-holes and sleeping with guests in beachside huts.
—Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
At one of these events, in 1971, Mr. Emanuel and his team of volunteers recorded 226 species — a record number for a Christmas bird count in the United States.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
My trusty spreadsheet, filled with numbers from UnionStats.com that track federal labor movement data, found 14.2 million union members in 2024, the second-lowest count in figures dating to 1973.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2025
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Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2025
While there was a higher body count in Taormina and Thailand, in terms of work culture Maui seems to be the most loosey-goosey of the resort locations with the staff going down K-holes and sleeping with guests in beachside huts.
—Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
At one of these events, in 1971, Mr. Emanuel and his team of volunteers recorded 226 species — a record number for a Christmas bird count in the United States.
—Michael S. Rosenwald, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
My trusty spreadsheet, filled with numbers from UnionStats.com that track federal labor movement data, found 14.2 million union members in 2024, the second-lowest count in figures dating to 1973.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Count (someone) in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/count%20%28someone%29%20in. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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