proportion

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County with the highest proportion of students facing homelessness.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The proportion of interest from PIK loans last year reached the highest level since at least 2011.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Although the data showed the device wasn’t inferior to blood thinners, a slightly higher proportion of users had an ischemic stroke compared with those treated with blood thinners.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

In the Bible, and in Shakespeare's vocabulary, they are in the proportion of ninety per cent.

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton