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dialled in

British  

adjective

  1. informal exhibiting total concentration on and mastery of the task in hand

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"I am very focused, very dialled in," added Dubois as the attention soon turned to the Londoner walking out of two interviews earlier this week after feeling he was being mocked.

From BBC May 7, 2026

The world number 81 started superbly but had to withstand a Medvedev fightback, with the Russian frequently switching from irate to dialled in as he forced a fifth set.

From BBC May 27, 2025

Miguel Berger told BBC Radio 4's Today programme one of the participants had likely dialled in via an insecure line.

From BBC Mar. 6, 2024

The insecure line was used by an officer who dialled in from Singapore, where a military air show took place at the end of February.

From BBC Mar. 5, 2024

Then Chancellor Rishi Sunak also dialled in, along with senior Downing Street officials including Dominic Cummings, the government's chief medical adviser, Prof Chris Whitty, and the then chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance.

From BBC Oct. 19, 2023

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