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proportion

[pruh-pawr-shuhn, -pohr-] / prəˈpɔr ʃən, -ˈpoʊr- /




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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

The employment rate, or the proportion of the working-age population that is employed, rose by 0.2 percentage point to 60.7% for the month—the first increase since November.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

E-Trade said in a statement to Barron’s that shares are allocated as a proportion of the size of the conditional offer.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Fewer than half that proportion agreed in Canada, France or Germany.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

He suggested that she increase the proportion of preservative that she used.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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