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

Analysts doubt hantavirus will reach Covid-19 proportions or generate significant revenue.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

The proportions of participants classified as overweight or in obesity class I, II and III all declined in the semaglutide group as more individuals reached healthier weight ranges.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

All of these are served in ample proportions in this richly funny if schematic comedy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

If a company grows to twenty times its original size, the relative proportions of its departments will not stay the same.

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