as in visit
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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Carroll County Public Schools will continue to host events throughout the weekend and into Veterans Day on Monday, with many other schools arranging breakfasts, classroom visitations and assemblies.
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Brennan Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 9 Nov. 2024
In the documentary, the wardens witness the positive effect of holding the dance in the jail — and then afterward, dads are still beholden to really strict rules about visitation or phone calls.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
Eventually, after more litigation, a judge denied the Fasano couple their visitation rights.
—Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Luca was going through a divorce with his wife and had lost visitation rights with his children, investigators said.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Brennan Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 9 Nov. 2024
In the documentary, the wardens witness the positive effect of holding the dance in the jail — and then afterward, dads are still beholden to really strict rules about visitation or phone calls.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
Eventually, after more litigation, a judge denied the Fasano couple their visitation rights.
—Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Luca was going through a divorce with his wife and had lost visitation rights with his children, investigators said.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Visitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visitation. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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