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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Not to be overlooked, Orlando also ranks 19th for number of gerontologists and sixth-highest for home health care facilities per capita.
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
New data has revealed the world's top dog-loving 35 countries based on the number of canines owned per capita, with Lithuania shockingly topping the list.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
As a result, red states experienced higher per capita COVID-19 infection rates and deaths in 2021 compared to blue states.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The violence has raised the spectre that after more than two decades of security gains in Colombia, the country that once led the world in per capita murders and kidnappings may be quickly sliding back into chaos.
—Christopher Sabatini, Time, 30 Aug. 2025
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
New data has revealed the world's top dog-loving 35 countries based on the number of canines owned per capita, with Lithuania shockingly topping the list.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
As a result, red states experienced higher per capita COVID-19 infection rates and deaths in 2021 compared to blue states.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The violence has raised the spectre that after more than two decades of security gains in Colombia, the country that once led the world in per capita murders and kidnappings may be quickly sliding back into chaos.
—Christopher Sabatini, Time, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for per capita
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California would drop two seats and Illinois and New York would each lose one.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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The House and Senate each passed the BBB by razor thin margins with most votes on party lines.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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