disproportionate
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Since the Cold War, the U.S. had provided a “nuclear umbrella” to other nations, which reciprocated by holding a disproportionate share of their reserves in dollars and Treasury securities, he wrote in an email.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Banks have told both Anthropic and OpenAI that whoever makes it to market first could get a disproportionate share of available capital.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Dan Archer, chief executive of Visiting Angels in Sheffield, said any pressures on the cost of living had a "disproportionate impact" on home carers because of low pay.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Because he maintained his innocence and went to trial, he received a sentence disproportionate to his co-defendants, who pleaded guilty and acted as cooperating witnesses.
From Slate • May 29, 2026
“Massachusetts Board of Education bans disproportionate punishment. But it still happens. Even in private, independent schools like Middlefield Prep.”
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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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