proportion

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Roughly one in four school-age kids, or 25%, wear glasses or contacts, a proportion that increases as kids get older, according to 2019 federal survey data.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

For every $100 that American importers spent on goods last year, about $9 went to buy products made in China—the lowest proportion since 2001, when China joined the World Trade Organization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

A significant proportion of Hungary's estimated 800,000 Roma minority live in deep poverty.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The head of the US Central Command, Admiral Brad Cooper, said on Wednesday that Washington has hit two-thirds of Iran's production facilities for missiles and drones, and a similar proportion of its naval production.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Indeed, he had had little opportunity to be anything else, and he now seemed pleased out of all proportion at this slight notice from his master.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare