as in visits
to make a brief visit
drop in any time—we're always home
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Recent Examples of drops in
As the infection overwhelms the body, severe drops in blood pressure further starve vital organs of oxygen.
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Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
New Stanford research using ADP payroll data shows that AI replacing entry-level jobs is already showing up in the numbers, with the steepest drops in roles like software development and customer support.
—Andrea Hill, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The concluding chapter drops in 240 countries on the premiere date.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
Job postings told another story, with heavy drops in all sectors.
—Eoin Higgins, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
Local fishing industries experienced drops in business, exacerbated by a simultaneous two-year ban on commercial fishing in California that cost fishermen $255 million in 2008 alone.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
New Stanford research using ADP payroll data shows that AI replacing entry-level jobs is already showing up in the numbers, with the steepest drops in roles like software development and customer support.
—Andrea Hill, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
The concluding chapter drops in 240 countries on the premiere date.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
Job postings told another story, with heavy drops in all sectors.
—Eoin Higgins, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
Local fishing industries experienced drops in business, exacerbated by a simultaneous two-year ban on commercial fishing in California that cost fishermen $255 million in 2008 alone.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drops in
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Leaving the three representatives, Quent, and even Demerzel absolutely shaken to their core, Dusk visits the hall of holographic busts of Cleons’ past.—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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From then on, when someone visits the site, the server uses its key pair and its digital certificate with the TLS protocol to authenticate itself and to establish a secure communication channel with the other connecting party.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Padres trailed by two runs in what had been a more lopsided game; in the top of the third, starting pitcher Nestor Cortes, who allowed a leadoff home run to begin the afternoon, surrendered back-to-back-to-back homers for the second time this season.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Following her loss to Nunes, Shevchenko dropped to 125 pounds and went on one of the most impressive runs in the history of the UFC women’s divisions.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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What To Know The petition was filed by Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie and calls for a vote on a bill, written by Massie and California Democrat Ro Khanna which would require the Justice Department to release the Epstein files within 30 days.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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Pakistan has all the trappings of democracy, a parliament, a prime minister, judiciary, a noisy press but after putting the country’s most popular leader Imran Khan behind bars two years ago, the army calls the shots.—
Mohammed Hanif,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Textbooks often depict the final snapshot of the 101st Airborne paratroopers leading students up the school steps in 1957 as the finale to the desegregation crisis in Little Rock.—
Time,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Thus, innovation and investment in this arena are positive steps in the right direction.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Gilchrist comes over to smell it on me.—
Sarah Turner,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Emma comes over for breakfast in the morning and again at night.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Drops in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drops%20in. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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