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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as in each
for each one
you can have them at 50 cents per or three for $1.25
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Recent Examples of per
Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Tickets to the top start at $30 per ride, but the views are priceless.
—Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
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
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Preposition
Pensacola recorded 5 inches of snow since snow began falling early Tuesday, which is higher than the 4-inch record set on March 6, 1954, near Milton, per the The Weather Channel.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Tickets to the top start at $30 per ride, but the views are priceless.
—Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 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
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Preposition
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Get weather and fire alerts via text:Sign up to get current wildfire updates by location Hughes Fire expands: 'The situation remains dynamic' According to Cal Fire, the Hughes Fire had grown to more than 10,000 acres with 14% containment.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
23 Jan. 2025
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Mark Wahlberg executive produces the series alongside Archie Gips and Stephen Levinson via their Unrealistic Ideas banner.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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According to those same estimates, California would lose two, while Illinois, Minnesota, New York and Oregon would each lose one seat.—
Emily Martin,
The Hill,
23 Dec. 2024
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The trio won at least two Slams each of those years but was shut out in 2024 as Carlos Alcaraz and Janik Sinner each won two events.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
10 Oct. 2024
Preposition
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The Sky could round out this group by inviting former 2024 second-round draft pick Brynna Maxwell to training camp this spring.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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Hamlin feels the sport should focus on maintaining its status by requiring drivers to qualify traditionally, regardless of their background.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
Preposition
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The hotel will feature Pioneer Square’s first-ever rooftop bar and restaurant, with jaw-dropping views of the Puget Sound and Seattle skyline.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes,
26 Jan. 2025
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After a period in a refugee camp, with Israeli soldiers deeming land deeds invalid, the narrative jumps to 1978, to a territory populated by Palestinians crammed in modest quarters, without citrus trees and with regular curfews.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
Preposition
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An atmospheric river is forecast to bring 1 to 3 inches of rain to the San Francisco area from Friday through Sunday and a dumping of snow in the Sierra mountains.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2025
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The manifest, managed by American Airlines, will be disseminated through their official sources and the National Transportation Safety Board, said Director of Airports in Wichita Jesse Romo.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN,
30 Jan. 2025
Preposition
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Mississippi became the first state in the southeastern U.S. to confirm CWD in its wild deer in 2018, and the disease has spread to six other states in the region since then, most recently in North Carolina.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
24 Jan. 2025
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Another student was wounded when he was grazed in the arm.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC News,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Per.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/per. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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