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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,
NPR,
4 Apr. 2026
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That amounts to 3 drops in a 55-gallon barrel.—
Kaan Ozcan,
NBC news,
13 Apr. 2026
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They’re usually given as drops in the mouth, not shots, WebMD said.—
Don Sweeney
April 6,
Sacbee.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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The move comes over nine months after the July 4 tragedy at the historic Christian sleepaway camp.—
Brian Brant,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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But the message comes over the course of several years, not a couple minutes of gunfire.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Apr. 2026
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Just five times in the subsequent 26 games have the Mets scored more runs in a game than in one where they were shut out through nine.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Most bike-friendly orders are short restaurant runs in dense neighborhoods that earn riders $15 to $25 per hour before expenses.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Just be sure to let your neighbors know to wake you when the drink cart comes by.—
Carin Ryan,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
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Transcription comes by its tragicomic suspicion of devices honestly.—
Hannah Gold,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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The next and final steps in his rehab are to make back-to-back appearances and to come in during the middle of an inning.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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One of the first steps in allowing users to contribute to news was the addition of comments sections to news stories that were posted online.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Stops (by).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stops%20%28by%29. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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