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per

[pur, per] / pɜr, pər /


PREPOSITION
by means of
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Analysts polled by FactSet expect the company’s revenue for 2026 to increase 32%, to $730 million, and its earnings per share to increase by 50%, to $57.23.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

The performance then travelled across cities in Europe, with only one show per location.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

AAR reported earnings per share of $1.49 on sales of $918 million.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Boosting earnings per share is easy, but it isn’t enough.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

And when I did the math on one tree per ten square feet over the whole of the burned patch at Rockledge, it added up to major money.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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