as in visit
a coming to see another briefly for social or business reasons the pastor and curate could hardly express how honored they were to receive this visitation from the bishop

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Recent Examples of visitation At the time of the incident, her son was in her care for a custody visitation, and the two had just returned from a three-day trip to Disneyland. Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025 He has been denied meaningful access to counsel and any visitation from his family. Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 11 Mar. 2025 The gang fight led to a lock down of the facility and the suspension of all visitation privileges for at least one month, as the notorious holding facility continues to battle scandals and controversy. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 10 Mar. 2025 Last year marked the highest visitation to the state’s national parks since 2019, and the third-highest number on record. Phillip Reese, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for visitation

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“Visitation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visitation. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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