disproportionate
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"The whole arrest tactic was disproportionate," says Dr Emma Cunningham, a criminology lecturer at the University of East London.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
Sarah Corden, the research and policy director for the farmer-led watchdog organization Farm Action, said that the disproportionate aid payments and murky framework are “fairly typical,” but called the rollout “problematic.”
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
Ruger says Beretta wants to buy shares on the cheap and grab a disproportionate number of board seats in a creeping takeover.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Many observers have long argued that pharmaceutical companies devote disproportionate resources to variations of their top-selling drugs with limited incremental benefits, rather than pursuing entirely new treatments.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
I know Peeta and I won, but a disproportionate amount of time is spent on us, right from the beginning.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing disproportionate
Power Prefix: dis-
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President Trump's Second State of the Union Address (2019)
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