proportions

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So, why might there be higher proportions of children with SEN in the schools that are closing?

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Analysts doubt hantavirus will reach Covid-19 proportions or generate significant revenue.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

All of these are served in ample proportions in this richly funny if schematic comedy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

In a peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, scientists from the University of Washington Department of Biology and the Burke Museum analyzed fossil remains and noticed unusual limb proportions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

The drawing room dazzled after the darkness outside; even with his eyes almost closed Harry could make out the wide proportions of the room.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling