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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as in each
for each one
you can have them at 50 cents per or three for $1.25
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Recent Examples of per
Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Harris’ defense was a huge piece, allowing 19 points per game.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2026
Much like the 2020-2025 advice, which encouraged making half your grains whole, the new guidelines recommend two to four servings per day of fiber-rich whole grains.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 9 Jan. 2026
The junior ran for 133 yards on 22 carries — averaging 6 yards per rush.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
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Preposition
On the 41500 block of Higgins Way in Fremont in December 2024, a 1,670-square-foot home was sold for $3,400,000, a price per square foot of $2,036.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Harris’ defense was a huge piece, allowing 19 points per game.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2026
Much like the 2020-2025 advice, which encouraged making half your grains whole, the new guidelines recommend two to four servings per day of fiber-rich whole grains.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 9 Jan. 2026
The junior ran for 133 yards on 22 carries — averaging 6 yards per rush.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
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Preposition
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The vast majority of these deaths are caused by illicit fentanyl which experts report is typically synthesized in Mexico from precursor chemicals provided by Chinese operatives and brought into the United States via vehicles passing through official ports of entry.—
Charles LeBaron,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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The thermal images of Lana, a missing 1-year-old Australian Shepherd, and an Animal Services officer via a thermal drone.—
Rina Nakano,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Soccer Belen Jesuit and Miami Beach each reached the 10-win mark in boys’ soccer, before the holiday break.—
James Varsallone,
Miami Herald,
23 Dec. 2025
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Avondale and Glendale residents will each decide whether to approve two bonds.—
Stephanie Innes,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Her debut poetry collection is forthcoming with House of Anansi in April 2027 and her book of co-translated poems JAWS by Xitlalitl Rodríguez Mendoza is forthcoming with Cardboard House Press in April 2026.—
© Adri Montes,
Hazlitt,
11 Jan. 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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Her debut poetry collection is forthcoming with House of Anansi in April 2027 and her book of co-translated poems JAWS by Xitlalitl Rodríguez Mendoza is forthcoming with Cardboard House Press in April 2026.—
© Adri Montes,
Hazlitt,
11 Jan. 2026
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Jackson Thompson is a sports reporter for Fox News Digital covering critical political and cultural issues in sports, with an investigative lens.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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There are actually a few bird feeders set up outside so the birds at Ernie Miller can see them through windows or through their enclosures.—
Beth Lipoff,
Kansas City Star,
12 Jan. 2026
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Videos circulating on social media appeared to show a U-Haul truck moving quickly through a dense crowd as people screamed.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Join our live chats or ask a question in advance.—
Karen Tumulty,
Washington Post,
15 Jan. 2026
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And even though El Popo emanates more greenhouse gases than almost any other volcano, its emissions are still a small fraction of what humans generate in nearby Mexico City.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Jan. 2026
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