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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Recent Examples of per capita
India reached a 5% solar share in electricity generation at around $9,000 GDP per capita.
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Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The lowest-income counties have the highest per capita participation rates, according to a recent report from Stokes.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Critics have dubbed Measure C a forever tax that would be increased each year based on the growth of California per capita income or the Bay Area consumer price index, whichever is greater.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
By the mid-19th century, Americans were patenting innovations at a rate several times that of Britain’s per capita rate.
—David H. Hsu, Fortune, 11 May 2026
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Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
The lowest-income counties have the highest per capita participation rates, according to a recent report from Stokes.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Critics have dubbed Measure C a forever tax that would be increased each year based on the growth of California per capita income or the Bay Area consumer price index, whichever is greater.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
By the mid-19th century, Americans were patenting innovations at a rate several times that of Britain’s per capita rate.
—David H. Hsu, Fortune, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for per capita
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His six Opening Day starts are twice more than any other pitcher in franchise history (Josh Beckett and Josh Johnson each did it three times).—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Meta and Google, whose profit mainly comes from digital advertising; Amazon, the largest online retailer and cloud-computing provider; and Microsoft, the biggest seller of business software, are each dominant in their industries and have ample cash cushions.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Per capita.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/per%20capita. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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