as in to visit
to make a brief visit
I'll either drop by on the way there or on the way back
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Debra Tice spoke at a news conference in Damascus, Syria, after being allowed to visit for the first time in almost a decade.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025 -
The conversation also happens to play out on the bench once visited by Interview With the Vampire's Louis (Jacob Anderson), Lestat, and Claudia (first played by Bailey Bass, then Delainey Hayles) in New Orleans.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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Last Man Standing started its nine-season run in 2011.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
23 Jan. 2025
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That Can Pay $5,000 Per Month 2023 Georgia (13-1/8-0 SEC) Kirby Smart’s team gave it a great run in going for a three-peat.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Especially in today’s industry, when work is becoming harder and harder to come by.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
18 Jan. 2025
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His losses have come by way of knockout (four), and submission (one).—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Drop by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drop%20by. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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