cps
characters per second.
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cps
1 American-
Computers. characters per second.
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cycles per second.
CPS
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child protective services: government agencies responsible for investigating, preventing, and intervening in cases of child abuse, neglect, and endangerment.
cps
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physics cycles per second
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computing characters per second
CPS
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We see fair value at 12x 2015 eps of .40 cps, resulting in a $5 target.
From Forbes ● Jun. 6, 2014
Including the right to pick and choose a doctor they want instead of using the doctors that cps says to use. famulla5 France?
From Time ● May 29, 2013
Smilisca cyanosticta produces calls in which the upper frequency is below 7000 cps. and usually below 6000 cps.
From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by William E. Duellman
In both S. baudini and S. sordida, the highest frequencies attained are about 9100 cps.
From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by William E. Duellman
Likewise, S. puma produces calls that are below 7000 cps., whereas S. sila has frequencies of up to 8400 cps.
From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by William E. Duellman
He was not charged at the time, something now viewed as a mistake by the CPS and the Met.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Lisa Ramsarran, chief crown prosecutor for the CPS, said: "Our actions fell short of the standards that victims, families and the public are entitled to expect."
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Andrew now faces a total of 42 charges in the UK and Tristan faces 17 charges, after CPS had pursued other charges last year.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Austin, Texas, recently loosened its planning system and is now building 32,000 homes a year—the per capita equivalent of London building 113,000 a year, according to the CPS.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
But the most serendipitous aspect of the CPS program—for the sake of a study, at least—is how the school-choice game was played.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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