proportion
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Pratt tapped into real issues in L.A. and then blew them wildly out of proportion.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026
That throttled supply means property prices -- and therefore rents -- make up an unaffordable proportion of many people's income.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
The participation rate—the proportion of the working-age population who were either employed or unemployed—was unchanged in May at 65%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Fewer than half that proportion agreed in Canada, France or Germany.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
Indeed, he had had little opportunity to be anything else, and he now seemed pleased out of all proportion at this slight notice from his master.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
Vocabulary lists containing proportion
"Fears and Phobias," Vocabulary from the article
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On Your Mark, Get Set, Commence Your Life!
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The Articles of Confederation (1777)
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