drop by

Idioms  

1. Also,. Pay a brief, casual, and usually unannounced visit. For example, I asked her to drop by whenever she was in the neighborhood, or Joan loves to have friends drop in, or We'd love to drop over but we haven't time on this trip. The first term dates from the first half of the 1900s; drop in is from the mid-1600s and drop over from the late 1800s.

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Example Sentences

The term is used where the central pressure drops by 1mb an hour over a 24 hour period.

From BBC

Over the last 12 months, the stock has dropped by more than 47%.

From MarketWatch

But the analysis showed that the decline affected noncitizens more, with their numbers dropping by 12.3%, as compared with the 3.3% decline among citizens from May to July.

From Los Angeles Times

His production might have to drop by a fifth, endangering his three processing plants and 1,500 employees.

From The Wall Street Journal

Strategy has seen its share price drop by more than 40% since late October, exceeding the decline in its Bitcoin holdings.

From Barron's

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