Come by
Come by verb - To make a brief visit.
Both terms in one sentence
- Pass the Popcorn: When the Legendary Beasts and their shiny counterparts come by to watch Ash battle Morty, Suicune asks Entei to make them all some popcorn.
Source: Fan Fic / Ashes of the Past - Swarm of Rats: Bond and Kerim come by a swarm of rats that takes minutes to pass them by in an underground tunnel.
- The loss of knowledge of life before Pern was gradual; a book set in the Second Pass (roughly 150 years after the colonists arrived) mentions that computers still exist, but are becoming less practical as power and repairs get harder to come by.
Source: Lost Colony
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