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per

[pur, per] / pɜr, pər /


PREPOSITION
by means of
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Kaneva thinks demand may have fallen by 5.6 million barrels per day, or about 5% of normal, in May.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

They expect to see an improvement on a 10% lift in collections per donor, which they say will help offset price and competitive pressures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

When introducing this regulation, the company said in a statement that tracks with fewer than 1,000 streams generated an average of only three cents per month.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

According to Budget Your Trip, the average person who is not attending a wedding spends $19 per day on food.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Alex calculated Bertha’s speed to be over two hundred miles per hour, which is “well below the Uhuruan average for public transportation.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas




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