disproportionate

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It also follows ongoing income and wealth asymmetries: The top of the income distribution comprises a disproportionate and rising share of total consumption.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

But hiring was concentrated in education and health services, a field responsible for a disproportionate share of recent U.S. job creation and which added 58,000 net jobs in March.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Changes to reporting and consultation duties involve a higher bar for including them in legislation and using artificial intelligence to root out "disproportionate" ones.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

A disproportionate share of them will be children.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Keystone species have disproportionate impact on their ecosystems.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann