disproportionately

Example Sentences

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And the cost will be disproportionately borne by entry-level workers doing repetitive tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Segura’s appointment also followed a Times investigation into extreme heat’s deadly toll, which found that California chronically undercounts heat deaths, and that heat impacts disproportionately affect poorer neighborhoods in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The IMF warned that emerging and developing countries, "which often have more severe resource constraints, may be disproportionately exposed to attackers targeting regions with weaker defenses."

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

The scandal is especially egregious because widows and widowers are disproportionately among the poorest elders.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

I had seen it out the window: an ugly, vicious mongrel that was tied up out back and got stupidly and disproportionately worked up by any noise or movement within a hundred yards.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson