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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you can have them at 50 cents per or three for $1.25
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Recent Examples of per
Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
If policymaking is local, people per Crane can go to bed early on presidential election nights.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 10 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
Of note: The largest fire ever recorded in California, 2020's August Complex Fire, razed more than 1 million acres north of Sacramento and destroyed 935 structures, per Cal Fire.
—Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 10 Jan. 2025
If policymaking is local, people per Crane can go to bed early on presidential election nights.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 10 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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Turns out that generative AI can appear to be empathetic via computational wordsmithing, see my discussion at the link here.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Councilmembers have increasingly voiced their disgust at comments — both in person and via phone — that are racist, sexist, homophobic or antisemitic.Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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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
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The Sunset Fire ignited just before 6pm local time and grew to 50 acres by 8:11pm as hazardous air quality from the wildfires impacted much of Southern California on Wednesday evening.Rebecca Falconer, Axios, 9 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement Lurie was able to spread his message broadly by drawing on personal wealth.Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Season-to-date, St. Denis Medical is averaging 3.9 million total viewers and a 0.5 demo rating (with delayed playback), right on par with time slot predecessor Night Court‘s Season 2 numbers.Andy Swift, TVLine, 14 Jan. 2025
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As a painter, Beasley’s works focus primarily on pop culture, and he’s previously collaborated with major brands like General Motors, Draft Kings, Polaris, Nike and Hibbett Sports.Hannah Malach, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
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To reach the elevator to the seventh floor, kids and parents pass through an unadorned space where the church distributes items from its food pantry.Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2025
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Palmer and her stylist, Zoe Costello, scoured fashion old and new for her press tour, blazing through everything from vintage John Galliano-era Dior to brand-new Schiaparelli.Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2025
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That is down from job growth of 3 million in 2023, 4.5 million in 2022 and a record 6.4 million in 2021 as the economy bounced back from massive covid-19 job losses.PAUL WISEMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Then the bubble popped in 2022, and the NASDAQ slumped in sympathy.Michael Foster, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Per.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/per. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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