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a coming to see another briefly for social or business reasons
the pastor and curate could hardly express how honored they were to receive this visitation from the bishop
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Recent Examples of visitations
Both Ahmed and Karia spoke of family members having seen ghosts at funeral ceremonies, which made sense of the visitations Hamlet’s father makes after death.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
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visits
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Extreme Heat Leads to Missed Doctor's Appointments Extreme heat or cold can lead people—especially older adults and those with chronic conditions—to skip primary care visits.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
4 Sep. 2025
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The network had 136 million monthly visits on average, The Athletic reported.—
Scharon Harding,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Visitations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visitations. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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