proportion

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Roughly one in four school-age kids, or 25%, wear glasses or contacts, a proportion that increases as kids get older, according to 2019 federal survey data.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

For every $100 that American importers spent on goods last year, about $9 went to buy products made in China—the lowest proportion since 2001, when China joined the World Trade Organization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

A significant proportion of Hungary's estimated 800,000 Roma minority live in deep poverty.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 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

This is true despite the fact that the proportion of heads does approach V2 as the number of coin flips increases.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos