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proportion

[pruh-pawr-shuhn, -pohr-] / prəˈpɔr ʃən, -ˈpoʊr- /




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The worst outcomes could be avoided if "a larger proportion of patients were identified, isolated, and treated," the agency said in its reports.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Her team ranked each country on the proportion of C-section births, from highest to lowest.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The proportion of the Chinese population living in urban areas swelled to around 66% as of 2024, up from 19% in 1980, at the start of China’s reform-and-opening-up era.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

In 2019, a Madison Square Garden company shareholder sued Dolan, alleging that he received compensation out of proportion to his work as an executive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

She gave me her look which indicated that once again I had lost all sense of proportion.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson




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