proportionately
Example Sentences
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While wider welfare spending has, proportionately, remained stable, payments for disability benefits have taken up an increasing share of the total.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
It isn’t only functionally efficient but morally proper that rewards for talent, hard work, risk-taking and luck are distributed proportionately to those who possess them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Should you reach that cap, the Social Security Administration continues to give benefits to the family, but will proportionately lower the benefit for each person so that it does not exceed the limit.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
Compared to the rest of the UK, Wales has proportionately one of the highest rates waiting for gynaecology treatment, second only to Northern Ireland.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
He reacted to that insult, from his point of view, proportionately.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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