as in to visit
to make a brief visit
come over sometime and I'll show you my garden
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Staff have also been told that billions could be cut from the budget, and more firings could be coming over the next couple of months.
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Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 18 Feb. 2025
The cap came over the objections of lawmakers in higher-tax states like New York and New Jersey, and House Republicans from those states have made lifting the $10,000 limit a necessary condition for their votes.
—Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
So, Shauna tricks Misty into coming over to play babysitter and make sure that Lottie doesn’t fill Callie’s head with too much nonsense.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
The Japanese were radioing ahead to the mainland when our planes would come over headed there.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2025
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Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 18 Feb. 2025
The cap came over the objections of lawmakers in higher-tax states like New York and New Jersey, and House Republicans from those states have made lifting the $10,000 limit a necessary condition for their votes.
—Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
So, Shauna tricks Misty into coming over to play babysitter and make sure that Lottie doesn’t fill Callie’s head with too much nonsense.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
The Japanese were radioing ahead to the mainland when our planes would come over headed there.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2025
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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
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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
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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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“Come over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/come%20over. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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