as in to visit
to make a social call upon
lots of well-wishers called on the new parents in the weeks following the birth of their first child
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Camron McDowell — a 6-foot-6, 180-pound senior-to-be combo guard from Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, Oklahoma, who averaged 27.3 points per game in 2024-25 — visited Utah on March 30.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2025 -
And the fact that Venice hosts the world’s most prestigious contemporary art exhibition, the Art Biennale (next edition is 2026) is reason enough to visit.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni told reporters after the match, which finished 1-1, that Messi preferred to come off rather than see Scaloni take off young playmaker Thiago Almada.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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Other parents witnessed the March on Washington, whereas my father saw Jackie Robinson don Dodger blue at Ebbets Field.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025
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“Call (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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