as in visiting
to make a brief visit
drop in any time—we're always home
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Recent Examples of dropping in
Home values are dropping in some markets One big factor to note before tapping your equity right now is that home values are falling in many areas.
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Aly J Yale, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Reports of passenger assaults began dropping in 2025, although not enough data has been released for last year to compute complete, comparable rates among the systems.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Even just dropping in to hold the baby so her daughter can take a one-hour nap goes a long way.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
When playing within their own half, United adjust into a 5-4-1 with the No 10s dropping in to better protect central midfield.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
But this year Swift has a new album dropping in just a few weeks.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
In training camp, Whitecotton’s evaluation has garnered an early stamp of approval, as the Boston College product has been a pass rush weapon, consistent run defender and even a pass defender dropping in coverage.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2025
Aly J Yale, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Reports of passenger assaults began dropping in 2025, although not enough data has been released for last year to compute complete, comparable rates among the systems.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Even just dropping in to hold the baby so her daughter can take a one-hour nap goes a long way.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
When playing within their own half, United adjust into a 5-4-1 with the No 10s dropping in to better protect central midfield.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
But this year Swift has a new album dropping in just a few weeks.
—Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
In training camp, Whitecotton’s evaluation has garnered an early stamp of approval, as the Boston College product has been a pass rush weapon, consistent run defender and even a pass defender dropping in coverage.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dropping in
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Numerator data shows that shoppers are visiting 23% more retailers to purchase their groceries.—
Brandon Gomez,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2026
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In late March, a group of Connecticut business leaders, politicians and state economic development officials filed into a meeting room at the Capitol to hear from a visiting quintet of British lawmakers.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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Four Republicans are also running in Tuesday's primary, but a Republican hasn't won in the district since 2010.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Miller, who has held the seat since 2018, chose not to seek reelection in favor of running in the crowded 2nd Congressional District race.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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He will be joined by another former Spartan, with Melvin Strahl, a 6-foot-3 Swede who will be a sophomore eligibility-wise, reportedly coming over from East Lansing.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
13 Apr. 2026
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In Hillsborough, kids were coming over the back fence all the time.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
2 Apr. 2026
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The latest coming by way of Lane, who hits an and-one layup and will shoot at the free-throw line coming out of the media timeout to push the back up to eight.—
American Statesman sports desk,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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That’s wins in 10 straight road outings for the Hornets, who also own the NBA’s longest current longest overall win streak at six games — with all the triumphs coming by at least 16 points.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Mar. 2026
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This season, which consists of eight episodes, sees Valentina Garza stepping in as showrunner.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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Body camera video shows Padilla immediately stepping in to help.—
Kelly Werthmann,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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The polling showed that Carlson has significantly lost favorability among Republicans and GOP-leaning independents over the last year, dropping by more than 40 percentage points.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Apr. 2026
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Indeed, traffic jams in Paris have risen 4% since 2015, while public transport has also taken a hit, with bus use dropping by 31% between 2018 and 2024.—
Lisa Courbebaisse,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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