proportional

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Also, having large frontal areas with an open cargo bed, the typical pickup design generates high aerodynamic drag, a factor that increases consumption proportional to the square of the velocity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

To better understand what influences treatment patterns, the researchers used Cox proportional hazards models and examined sociodemographic, clinical and provider-level factors.

From Science Daily • Jun. 16, 2026

Before these alleged changes, Kratter’s Spotify streams were “stable and consistent,” meaning that counted streams were proportional to listener activity, the complaint alleges.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

A proportional principal-plus-growth approach is another option, though this could also create uneven outcomes if pegged to what the first grandson ultimately receives.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

The proportional burden on South Korea, some studies have found, would be two and a half times greater than on West Germany after it absorbed the former East Germany.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden