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Oliver Renick, CNBC, 15 June 2026
But then a rumor started that Detective Jennifer Lawrence was the one who’d ID’d the perp.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 11 June 2026
The duo first appear in parodied versions of the Longlegs roles originated by Blair Underwood and Maika Monroe midway through Scary Movie, standing by as their fellow officers are sent off after a suspicious perp.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026
In crypto markets, it is often expressed through perpetual futures, or perps, which allow traders to take directional positions with deeper liquidity.
—Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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Noun
As bankers hustled behind closed doors to price the deal and reporters indicated a first price of as high as $175, SpaceX perp-traders on Hyperliquid were buying and selling futures as high as $180 around the opening bell and as low as $153 just before the first trade came in at $150.
—Oliver Renick, CNBC, 15 June 2026
But then a rumor started that Detective Jennifer Lawrence was the one who’d ID’d the perp.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 11 June 2026
The duo first appear in parodied versions of the Longlegs roles originated by Blair Underwood and Maika Monroe midway through Scary Movie, standing by as their fellow officers are sent off after a suspicious perp.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026
In crypto markets, it is often expressed through perpetual futures, or perps, which allow traders to take directional positions with deeper liquidity.
—Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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“Perp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perp. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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noun
: a perpetrator of a crime
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