disproportionately

Example Sentences

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Wildfires pose the greatest reliability risk in the Rocky Mountains, where they can disproportionately affect rural cooperatives, according to NERC.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

"Platforms and products disproportionately fail us in basic safety, data privacy, transparency, and accuracy -- including perpetuating factually incorrect information about our lives."

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

The clinical trials were relatively small, included disproportionately more women than men, and varied in quality.

From Science Daily • Jun. 30, 2026

Kershaw added: "We are at a moment where the economy disproportionately isn't working for younger people, and some newcomers of any age."

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

From 1991 to 2001, the homicide rate among young black men—who were disproportionately represented among crack dealers—fell 48 percent, compared to 30 percent for older black men and older white men.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt