at this/that rate
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: if things continue to happen in the same way they have been happening
At this rate, the town's farmland will be gone within 20 years.
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Bregman, who is making $40 million this year and signed for two more years at that rate, will likely opt out of his deal.
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Jim Bowden, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Jameis Winston could even get traded before the end of training camp at this rate.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
The firm arrived at that rate by combining Trump’s duties on autos, energy, steel and aluminum and taking into account the deferrals and exemptions for USMCA-compliant goods.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 15 May 2025
The president’s team has acknowledged that the 145% tariff was not sustainable, as taxes at that rate were effectively an embargo on any trade between the two countries.
—Seung Min Kim, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
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Jim Bowden, New York Times, 21 May 2025
Jameis Winston could even get traded before the end of training camp at this rate.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
The firm arrived at that rate by combining Trump’s duties on autos, energy, steel and aluminum and taking into account the deferrals and exemptions for USMCA-compliant goods.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 15 May 2025
The president’s team has acknowledged that the 145% tariff was not sustainable, as taxes at that rate were effectively an embargo on any trade between the two countries.
—Seung Min Kim, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
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“At this/that rate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20this%2Fthat%20rate. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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