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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The average for all 50 states is $3,600, about 40 percent lower than California’s per capita spending.
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Jim Doti, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
Why are Oklahoma per capita police shootings so high?
—Stephen Martin, Oklahoma Watch, 5 Mar. 2026
Arizona ranks sixth in the nation for per capita spending on the subscription platform OnlyFans.
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Beijing is leaning heavily on innovation in these industries to achieve its goal of doubling the country’s per capita GDP from 2020 levels by 2035.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026
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Jim Doti, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
Why are Oklahoma per capita police shootings so high?
—Stephen Martin, Oklahoma Watch, 5 Mar. 2026
Arizona ranks sixth in the nation for per capita spending on the subscription platform OnlyFans.
—Nadia Cantú, AZCentral.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Beijing is leaning heavily on innovation in these industries to achieve its goal of doubling the country’s per capita GDP from 2020 levels by 2035.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 5 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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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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“Per capita.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/per%20capita. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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