commensurate

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Sticky inflation backs the case for higher rates, but as living costs rise policymakers want to see commensurate growth in wages.

From The Wall Street Journal

Witherow said the company had invested more money in maintenance to improve the guest experience at the underperforming parks, “but did not yet achieve the commensurate uplift in profits we were targeting.”

From Los Angeles Times

Muratsuchi’s office said teacher salaries here compare unfavorably with salaries for educators in countries such as Finland and Singapore, where teacher pay is “commensurate with other fields like engineering, law and business.”

From Los Angeles Times

At the 20th Party Congress in October, Xi again called for strengthening China’s voice abroad so that it is “commensurate with our national strength and international status.”

From Washington Post

These sanctions were “commensurate with the level of offense,” FSU told Science.

From Science Magazine