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per

[pur, per] / pɜr, pər /


PREPOSITION
by means of
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Average expenditure per trip dropped to a four-year low during the holiday, according to Citi economists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

The Slovenian superstar is averaging a league-high 40.1 points per game, but Doncic was doing more than just scoring at rates not seen since Wilt Chamberlain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

Those figures translate closer to £80m per year as opposed to the £20m allocated by the health minister,

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

By 2026, cremations are projected to reach about 2 million — more than twice the estimated 912,000 burials — representing a cremation rate of 64.3%, per the NFDA.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 8, 2026

In emergency situations, the limit went up to 100 mSv per year.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland


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