as in to visit
to make a brief visit
I'll either drop by on the way there or on the way back
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Meanwhile, on the outside, no one can visit Elsbeth until she’s been inside for at least a week, and Kaya is increasingly anxious to see Elsbeth before she’s sent on an undercover assignment with her new unit.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
9 May 2025 -
Expect to pay a new fee to visit the country starting in July.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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The Royals have scored totals of seven, eight, 10 and 11 runs in games since the start of May (12 games).—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2025
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Detroit blew the game open with nine runs in the bottom of the third, with the lowlight coming after Wilyer Abreu let a ball by Riley Greene go under his glove to the wall, turning a single into a Little League home run.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
13 May 2025
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This shouldn’t be super surprising since true rest and relaxation may be harder to come by these days.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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In the film and television business, good news has been harder to come by than original stories, with the successive disruptions of the pandemic, the writers’ and actors’ strikes, and the wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles in January.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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“Drop by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drop%20by. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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