proportionate
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After listening to feedback, British Gymnastics has confirmed it will replace the IPC with a "revised process that still has independence, is trauma informed, seeks timely resolution, and is both fair and proportionate".
From BBC • May 21, 2026
This is where smart diplomacy, backed by a credible, proportionate threat of force, sometimes comes in handy.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
For the government, Baroness Lloyd said Lord Nash's proposal would "commit the government to a specific set of measures that may not ultimately represent the most effective or proportionate way to protect our children".
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said Tuesday that the country would continue "proportionate and legitimate defensive measures until the other side ceases its violations".
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
I’m struck, suddenly, by how handsome he is—all his features are proportionate, his eyes dark and lively, his skin bronze-brown.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
Vocabulary lists containing proportionate
The Crucible
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Henry David Thoreau "Civil Disobedience" (1849)
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Vocabulary from "John L. O'Sullivan on 'Manifest Destiny' " from 1839
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