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The Emerald Isle has benefited disproportionately from the creation of a world that American security, American capitalism and American sacrifice helped build.

The split is likely to persist, so long as the job market continues to weaken and inflation stays high, pinching the pockets of lower-income consumers disproportionately.

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Even his most ardent admirers must acknowledge that his political fortunes have benefited disproportionately from a large amount of Democratic Party largess in the selection of his principal opponents.

Deadly cycles of tit-for-tat attacks have also seen thousands killed, but atrocities have been committed on both sides and human rights group say there is no evidence that Christians have been disproportionately targeted.

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The problem disproportionately affects women, who on average live longer than men and might have been expected to leave investing to their partners.

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