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
Retiree activities relied on statistics about the number of museums, theaters and other venues per capita.
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Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
This comes at a time when most global brands have been looking at expansion plans for India, including upping their physical store presence as well as e-commerce efforts as consumption is expected to almost double from the present $2,000 per capita by 2030.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
Gaza has the highest number of children amputees per capita of the entire world.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Not to be overlooked, Orlando also ranks 19th for number of gerontologists and sixth-highest for home health care facilities per capita.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
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Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
This comes at a time when most global brands have been looking at expansion plans for India, including upping their physical store presence as well as e-commerce efforts as consumption is expected to almost double from the present $2,000 per capita by 2030.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
Gaza has the highest number of children amputees per capita of the entire world.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Not to be overlooked, Orlando also ranks 19th for number of gerontologists and sixth-highest for home health care facilities per capita.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 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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“Per capita.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/per%20capita. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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