as in visits
to make a brief visit
stop by on your way to the game so we can go there together
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In the wake of a hurricane, Douglas visits Wortzel in a dream, catalyzing a prismatic journey across the Everglades with Miccosukee educator and activist Betty Osceola and interweaving Douglas’ writing with personal narration, present-day verité and rare archival footage.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025 -
What to Know Saudi Arabia hopes to finalize the deal when MBS visits the White House next month.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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In São Paulo, bars and restaurants in wealthy districts such as Itaim Bibi, Pinheiros and Berrini report steep drops in customers and cancellations of reservations.—
Alessandra Freitas,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Flacco was repeatedly victimized by drops in Cleveland, but that issue shouldn’t be a significant problem with the Bengals.—
Andy Behrens,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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On the Horned Frogs’ second drive of the game TCU had to overcome drops by Manjack and Small.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Oct. 2025
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For example, in metros like Dallas, Los Angeles, and Houston, active listings are 20–30% higher than earlier in the year, while competition drops by 30–40%.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Sep. 2025
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O'Heir and Offerman's reunion comes over a decade after Parks and Recreation's finale aired in February 2015.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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The separation comes over five years after the parents pleaded guilty to paying half a million dollars to get both their children into the University of Southern California during the infamous Varsity Blues college admissions scandal.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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The impact of individual protests and boycotts is difficult to measure, but Israeli producers and filmmakers agree that calls to isolate the Israeli industry have been broadly successful.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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That calls for a little extra creativity from its mom — and the movie’s narrator (Emilia Clarke) — who wriggles her mandibles and gets to work embellishing upon what Dahl imagined.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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Pino is more technically adept than Sarr, a threat with his direct, intelligent runs in behind back lines and his calm finishing.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The pitching duo is also the first since 1983 to go at least eight innings and give up one or no runs in the opening two games of a postseason series, according to MLB.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Stops (by or in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stops%20%28by%20or%20in%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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