disproportionately

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, towns and cities are already "struggling to cope" with the increased risk of heat stress and flooding, and lower income areas are disproportionately affected.

From BBC

“We think that’s disproportionately impacting large retailers, but that is a segment that we have more exposure to than other platforms given our focus on shopping,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

That selling disproportionately impacted smaller stocks, which helps to explain why they have bounced back so strongly this year.

From MarketWatch

Bross said that it’s also clear that Black women have been disproportionately impacted as well.

From Salon

“Instead of relying on an increase in utility bills to cover extreme catastrophic losses, something that disproportionately impacts lower-income Californians, this system could share costs more equitably across society,” the three companies wrote.

From Los Angeles Times