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 film follows father and daughter Elliot and Ridley Kintner (Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega), who are visiting Elliot’s billionaire boss Odell Leopold (Richard E. Grant) at his lavish mansion deep in the Canadian wilderness.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025 -
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
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The actress also played Matron ‘Mama’ Morton during a 2003 run in Broadway’s Chicago.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
1 Mar. 2025
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Florida first lady Casey DeSantis, the wife of Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), hinted at a gubernatorial run in 2026.—
Annabella Rosciglione,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
1 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 15 Mar. 2025.
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