proportion

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Mark Watson, a committee member for the Wombles, said bottles and cans make up a significant proportion of the rubbish collected by the volunteer group.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Furthering the downside, Sora demanded a huge proportion of OpenAI’s computing resources as Altman was facing more pressure to directly compete with rivals such as Anthropic.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

The proportion of interest from PIK loans last year reached the highest level since at least 2011.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

This is a far higher proportion than we would see if Wall Street analysts were equally likely to overestimate earnings as underestimate them.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Oney lived atop Justice Hill, so named because it allowed one to see everything below for miles and miles, placing the world in proportion.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead