as in visited
to make a brief visit
I just popped in to say hello
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As a young woman, Stanton frequently visited her cousin Gerrit Smith, a militant abolitionist and an ally of John Brown, whose house in Peterboro, New York, was a hotbed for radical intellectuals.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026 -
Preece and fellow drivers Christopher Bell and Ty Dillon all visited the base on Wednesday.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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The labor participation for prime-age workers is near the highest since 2001, government data published last Friday show, but that of people over 16 who were born in the US has dropped in recent months, and is near the lowest level since 2021.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Surf Gang’s previous release, with British rapper Jawnino, dropped in December.—
Alex Suskind,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
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Ballistic-missile launches have fallen by more than 90 percent since the war began, and Iran’s one-way-attack-drone launches have dropped by more than 95 percent, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said on Friday.—
Richard Goldberg,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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Prescription opioid deaths dropped by 23%.—
Maria Hernandez,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
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Victor pulls a gun on the monster, but his bullet hits Elizabeth, who stepped in to protect it.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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The state has stepped in for reasons including fiscal mismanagement, cheating scandals and consistently failing academic performance at a campus.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Ken’s parents also influenced how rinks were ran in the area, the two said.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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Reed ran in junior high, then fell in love with the sport again while living in New York City, where her run club convinced her to run the New York Marathon in 2010.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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Israel and Hezbollah did agree to a ceasefire in November 2024, which called for Israel to stop its military campaign and to remove their ground forces in southern Lebanon in exchange for Hezbollah to willingly move all of its personnel and military equipment north of the Litani River.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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Trocheck was called for high-sticking Byfield 17 seconds later and the Kings scored 11 seconds into the power play.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Dowd came over Friday from Washington.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Four of the additions came over with new offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner from Georgia Tech, most notably Philo, who is the likely replacement at quarterback for DJ Lagway.—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Popped (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/popped%20%28in%29. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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