as in visits
to make a brief visit
I just popped in to say hello
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog visits the site of an Iranian strike in Beit Shemesh, Israel, March 2, 2026.—
Dan Mangan,Eamon Javers,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026 -
And the story starts taking off when Crowe’s character William visits the San Diego Sports Arena, which now goes by Pechanga Arena San Diego.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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That's largely due to a series of interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve, sparked in part by material drops in the inflation rate.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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But across the street from the Gold Dome, the biggest bill of the year — the annual state spending bill — is still taking shape, as the top budget-writing lawmakers try to identify program cuts on the order of $1 billion to make up for drops in revenue and skyrocketing costs elsewhere.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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In fact, Bain & Company research found that when a meeting includes more than seven people, decision quality drops by 10% per extra body.—
Claire Zillman,
Fortune,
1 Feb. 2026
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The ever-dependable Jason Isbell drops by with the 400 Unit on March 6-7 at Salt Shed.—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Erika comes over and gives Amanda some advice.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
20 Feb. 2026
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The Asics Superblast 3, which has been announced for a March launch, switches from the FlyteFoam Turbo Plus midsole of its predecessor to FF Leap, the most advanced foam in Asics’ fleet that comes over from its Metaspeed Sky/Edge Tokyo and Metaspeed Ray super shoes.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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This is especially important if high cholesterol runs in your family.—
Alexandria Nyembwe,
Health,
16 Mar. 2026
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Norco has one of the hottest pitchers around in Landon Hovermale, who has given up no runs in 18 2/3 innings.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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Instead, Harris argued that the moment calls for a deeper examination of power dynamics and labor structures inside elite restaurant kitchens.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Dow Jones consensus calls for 215,000 claims.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Pops (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pops%20%28in%29. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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