proportionately
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It isn’t only functionally efficient but morally proper that rewards for talent, hard work, risk-taking and luck are distributed proportionately to those who possess them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Should you reach that cap, the Social Security Administration continues to give benefits to the family, but will proportionately lower the benefit for each person so that it does not exceed the limit.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
But the number of available lending deals didn’t rise proportionately.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
Denmark lost 44 soldiers, proportionately more than any other ally apart from the US.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
The bus, as usual, was quiet when he climbed in—as proportionately quiet, at any rate, as a theatre with dimming house lights.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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