as in a shot
for each one
we expect the students to receive less funding per capita this year due to a marked increase in the school-age population
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Adverb
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As of Wednesday’s close, the Dow and Nasdaq were each less than 1% off their all-time highs.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2025 -
The longtime friends are each dry witted, yet oddly warm in the face of painful events.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2025
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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
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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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“Per capita.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/per%20capita. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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