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per

[pur, per] / pɜr, pər /


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by means of
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They are separate from regular property taxes and potentially add thousands of dollars in extra property-tax payments per year, which could come as a surprise.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

Barely one per cent of professors at UK universities are black, so he was joining a small and highly visible minority in academia.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

GDP per capita is in decline, due to more than six million Afghans arriving from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan in three years, while the World Bank estimated real growth reaching 4.8 percent.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

But we have fewer customer contacts per booking because of improvements in the way we’re doing business.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

No scary movie, failed experiment, or broken cell phone came close to the fear now pumping my heart at a hundred thousand beats per minute.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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