proportionate

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“The relief must be proportionate to the harm,” Parker added, “and that means structural separation of primary ticketing, resale ticketing, venue operation, national tours, advertising/sponsorship, and artist management must be seriously considered.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Young people described restraints from untrained agency staff as "rough" but found all recorded instances were "proportionate to the level of risk being managed".

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Transurban reported 1H proportionate Ebitda of A$1.55 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Mr Justice Chamberlain said on Tuesday that the Met's decision "serves a legitimate aim, maintaining and enhancing public trust in policing, and is proportionate".

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

This shouldn’t matter, but it does: the sense of shame I feel about an incident is proportionate not just to the gravity of the situation, but also to the number of people who witnessed it.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins