as in to visit
to make a brief visit
stop by on your way to the game so we can go there together
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Camron McDowell — a 6-foot-6, 180-pound senior-to-be combo guard from Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, Oklahoma, who averaged 27.3 points per game in 2024-25 — visited Utah on March 30.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
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So Pastor Billy took the new assignment — but makes a point to visit Diana in her new home regularly.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
13 June 2025
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The Bronx Bombers scored five runs in their last six games -- including being shutout in three straight.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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The City Commission vote ran in contrast with the overwhelming opinion of the dozens of members of the public who came to speak at City Hall on Tuesday.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2025
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But hydrogen needs to be produced, stored, and delivered, and every step in that process consumes energy.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Sergey Stavisky, senior author of the paper on this tech that's set to appear in Nature, explained that this is a major step in that direction.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
14 June 2025
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The deployments came over the objections of Gov. Gavin Newsom and local officials.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
14 June 2025
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Even people who live in Oakland, just come over and see this game at their home stadium.—
Christian Babcock,
Mercury News,
12 June 2025
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“Stop (by or in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stop%20%28by%20or%20in%29. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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