per 1 of 2

as in via
using the means or agency of the infection is spread to the rest of the body per the bloodstream

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adverb

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The 1990 law created a new H-1B category that required a bachelor’s degree, established a cap of 65,000 visas per year and set a minimum wage level. Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 3 June 2025 Osment will be required to attend at least three AA meetings per week for the next six months, and also must meet with a therapist two times a week and obey all laws. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 3 June 2025
Adverb
Senior libero/setter Cassidy Donalson represented Spring Woods on the watch list after averaging a team-high 4.3 digs per set as a junior. Jack Marrion, Houston Chronicle, 1 July 2019 That’s helped bring per-pound retail prices for beef patties down 16% from their September 2015 high of $5.12 to about $4.31 in June, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data. Jacob Bunge, WSJ, 30 June 2018 See All Example Sentences for per
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  • Think big Afghan coats and leathers via Ferragamo, Miu Miu knits and Tory Burch dresses, red carpet moments with show-stopping Wiederhoeft corset dresses.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 June 2025
  • Never Enough, the follow-up album to 2021’s smash success Glow On, comes out this Friday, June 6, via Roadrunner.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 4 June 2025
Adverb
  • As of Wednesday’s close, the Dow and Nasdaq were each less than 1% off their all-time highs.
    Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The longtime friends are each dry witted, yet oddly warm in the face of painful events.
    Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025
Preposition
  • Devastated by injuries throughout the year, the Gators were undermanned in the field and the bullpen with just one bench player available.
    Jackson Castellano, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025
  • This burst of energy may be connected to the emotional clarity brought on by the full moon in your sign on May 12.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 June 2025
Preposition
  • However, the legendary musician put a twist on the song with a folk interlude midway through the song.
    Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 27 May 2025
  • Keep a few extra bucks in your wallet while keeping things safe with these Memorial Day Home Security Deals.
    & John Mihaly, PC Magazine, 27 May 2025
Preposition
  • Under the watchful gaze of security guards, dozens of people streamed through metal detectors to enter Temple Israel one evening this month for a town hall meeting on hate crimes and domestic terrorism.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 31 May 2025
  • As part of the overhaul, USDA allowed more than 15,000 employees — close to 15% of its workforce — to resign with pay and benefits through September.
    Andrea Hsu, NPR, 30 May 2025
Preposition
  • It was released in the U.S. in January on Olyn, the independent streaming service.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 4 June 2025
  • Pitney Bowes is now on its fourth CEO in three years, with the activist investor that started it all usurping the head of the table.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 23 May 2025

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“Per.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/per. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.

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