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proportion

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




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The high proportion of men was attributed to the March 16 strikes on a Kabul drug treatment hospital which admitted only male patients.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

So, applying the same proportion, our income taxes collectively and directly paid for $540 billion of defense spending, which is 20 percent of our total tax revenue.

From Slate • May 11, 2026

The last time a budget increase of this proportion was approved was in 1952 during the Korean War.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

Unlike Rosmarin's emotional recount, another passenger on the ship, Kasem Hato, said "the whole situation has been blown out of proportion".

From BBC • May 5, 2026

And these men were a small proportion of the total.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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