disproportionately
Example Sentences
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Of the 53 higher education institutions that provided usable responses, 48 reported that international students were disproportionately represented in academic misconduct investigations.
From BBC
Hepatitis B also disproportionately affects immigrant communities, further stigmatizing an illness that first entered the mainstream consciousness as an early proxy for HIV infection in the 1980s, before it was fully understood.
From Los Angeles Times
At the same time, the state has created the continental U.S.’ highest electricity rates, which disproportionately fall on low-income consumers in part because others have shifted to solar.
From Los Angeles Times
While it was difficult to grasp why at the time, analysts suspected a shift away from other Microsoft services was contributing disproportionately to Azure’s outperformance.
From Barron's
I notice myself feeling disproportionately upset when I lose my matches and can’t light the candles on my table for a regular weeknight family dinner.
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