as in visits
to make a brief visit
I'll either drop by on the way there or on the way back
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Recent Examples of drops by
However, once heated, its electrical resistance drops by four orders of magnitude, turning it into a shield.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
Magically, too, Michael drops by for a few bites.
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Jocelyn Noveck,
Boston Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
Rodney’s mother drops by with a plate of homemade fish cakes.
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NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
In fact, Bain & Company research found that when a meeting includes more than seven people, decision quality drops by 10% per extra body.
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Claire Zillman,
Fortune,
1 Feb. 2026
The ever-dependable Jason Isbell drops by with the 400 Unit on March 6-7 at Salt Shed.
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Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
Samsung’s 55-inch S90C OLED TV drops by $1,320, delivering rich colors, deep blacks, and ultra-low input lag that makes gaming and movie nights feel next-level.
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PC Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
While Robertson struggled with his ball placement and drops by his receivers, Hoover rose to the occasion in the elements to rebound from his multi-turnover performance against Kansas State.
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Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Oct. 2025
For example, in metros like Dallas, Los Angeles, and Houston, active listings are 20–30% higher than earlier in the year, while competition drops by 30–40%.
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Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Sep. 2025
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
Magically, too, Michael drops by for a few bites.
—
Jocelyn Noveck,
Boston Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
Rodney’s mother drops by with a plate of homemade fish cakes.
—
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
In fact, Bain & Company research found that when a meeting includes more than seven people, decision quality drops by 10% per extra body.
—
Claire Zillman,
Fortune,
1 Feb. 2026
The ever-dependable Jason Isbell drops by with the 400 Unit on March 6-7 at Salt Shed.
—
Bob Gendron,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
Samsung’s 55-inch S90C OLED TV drops by $1,320, delivering rich colors, deep blacks, and ultra-low input lag that makes gaming and movie nights feel next-level.
—
PC Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
While Robertson struggled with his ball placement and drops by his receivers, Hoover rose to the occasion in the elements to rebound from his multi-turnover performance against Kansas State.
—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Oct. 2025
For example, in metros like Dallas, Los Angeles, and Houston, active listings are 20–30% higher than earlier in the year, while competition drops by 30–40%.
—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drops by
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At the end of the first season, when Rhaenyra’s son Lucerys visits Storm’s End to petition House Baratheon to join their cause, he and Alicent’s second son, Aemond, trade barbs.
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Breakthrough has relationships with several schools in the area and regularly visits schools to present its program to area fourth graders, Cox said.
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In addition to ground units, air rescue teams were called in to perform water drops in an effort to control the fast-moving flames.
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Consumers are hoping the news means further drops in prices.
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The hire comes over a year after former President Marlene Tromp took a new job at the University of Vermont and left the university.
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So Mary Travers comes over with Peter.
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Part of the Splash Jelly Drop collection, Tory Burch’s Mini Romy reworks one of the brand’s signature shapes into a bright aquatic blue that immediately calls to mind swimming pools and cloudless skies.
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If a street preacher shouts their sermon into a bullhorn on a public street, and a nearby business owner calls the police, who is in the right?
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The Red Sox tacked on two insurance runs in the seventh on Abreu’s sacrifice fly and Masataka Yoshida’s RBI single for a 7-3 advantage.
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Its sequels were mined for a beloved 1970s TV show, Little House on the Prairie, that still runs in syndication and will be rebooted on Netflix for a whole new generation in a series that premieres July 9.
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