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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The Vatican's secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and the substitute for general affairs of the secretary of state, Archbishop Penna Parra, visited the Pope in the hospital to update him on church and world matters on Sunday, according to the Vatican.—
Phoebe Natanson,
ABC News,
9 Mar. 2025 -
That’s why astrophotographers will likely visit dark sky destinations to take wide-angle shots of the sky and landscapes below, though close-ups through telescopes are possible from any location on the night side of Earth.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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The inaugural run in 2024 drew about 1,000 participants, according to a news release.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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Unlike its predecessor, the new TV event will run in two adjacent Italian seaside resort towns, Riccione and Rimini, with dates set for June 21-28.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2025
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Details of the killing and the investigation have been hard to come by as the case remains under gag order despite a push my media organizations to lift it.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA TODAY,
7 Mar. 2025
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With finance harder to come by, shows require more partners and a degree of creativity not just at a craft level, but in terms of the business model.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Drop by.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drop%20by. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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