proportions

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So, why might there be higher proportions of children with SEN in the schools that are closing?

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The victory set the stage for an NBA Finals of seismic proportions: the league’s long-dormant big-city franchise versus its up-and-coming giant.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Refineries are designed and built around refining crude into certain proportions of products.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

But for Odenkirk, it was the prospect of a slow burn that appealed to him, with a first stretch that plays closer to “Fargo” before the mayhem ramps up to almost cartoonish proportions.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

The hearing reached absurd, numbing proportions as lawyers tried to ascertain Edwards’s algebra grade in a court of law.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger