disproportionate
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How should an American abroad balance U.S. and foreign accounts, manage currency and transfer costs, and avoid investments that create disproportionate tax or reporting burdens?
From MarketWatch • Jul. 2, 2026
Which is not to say they aren’t out there — they are — but, as with domestic labor more broadly, a disproportionate share falls to mothers even when they have full-time jobs.
From Salon • Jun. 24, 2026
Neil Leitch, chief executive of the Early Years Alliance which represents childcare providers, says the "vast majority" of nurseries are safe, but recent months had seen a "disproportionate number of concerns".
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
Traditionally, an employer could run afoul of Title VII by imposing policies with a disproportionate impact on one racial group.
From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026
“Viktor!” she shrieked, and dropped her small beaded bag, which made a loud thump quite disproportionate to its size.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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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President Trump's First Address to the United Nations General Assembly (2017)
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