as in to visit
to make a social call upon
as long as we're in town, we should drop in on my aunt
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Chavarria finds that visiting offices and not being afraid to share her own story is one of the best ways to learn what her employees need.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025 -
Imanaga looked flustered when Counsell visited the mound without the pitcher’s interpreter, buying time until reliever Daniel Palencia was ready to take over in the third inning.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Unfortunately, fans won't be able to see LeBron or Luka on the court with the team for Friday's game, though.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Oct. 2025
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Many who took the survey saw Goldberg-Polin as too moral to get involved in the rough and tumble world of Israel’s fractious political scene.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Drop in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drop%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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