at this/that rate
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: if things continue to happen in the same way they have been happening
At this rate, the town's farmland will be gone within 20 years.
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Nola won't throw for at least two weeks and, at this rate, doesn't appear to be on track to return until after the All-Star break.
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Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Watering the plant at this rate encourages it to stretch its roots downward into the soil.
—Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
Bregman, who is making $40 million this year and signed for two more years at that rate, will likely opt out of his deal.
—Jim Bowden, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Jameis Winston could even get traded before the end of training camp at this rate.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
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Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Watering the plant at this rate encourages it to stretch its roots downward into the soil.
—Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 7 June 2025
Bregman, who is making $40 million this year and signed for two more years at that rate, will likely opt out of his deal.
—Jim Bowden, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Jameis Winston could even get traded before the end of training camp at this rate.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
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“At this/that rate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20this%2Fthat%20rate. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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