as in a shot
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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
But that figure is 20 pounds (9 kilograms) per person in Africa and less than 2 pounds (1 kilogram) per capita.
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Adam Charles Simon, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
Goddard grew up in Los Alamos, New Mexico, the home of rocket scientists who gave us the atomic bomb, and still boasts the highest IQ per capita in America.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
Colorado is also number one per capita for aerospace employment across the United States.
—Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
In 2025, website data and calculations show that Bostonians got their rocks off with some of the highest spending per capita in the country on the online content subscription service OnlyFans.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
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Adam Charles Simon, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
Goddard grew up in Los Alamos, New Mexico, the home of rocket scientists who gave us the atomic bomb, and still boasts the highest IQ per capita in America.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026
Colorado is also number one per capita for aerospace employment across the United States.
—Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
In 2025, website data and calculations show that Bostonians got their rocks off with some of the highest spending per capita in the country on the online content subscription service OnlyFans.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 14 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 1 Apr. 2026.
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