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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

Figures for the proportion of UK-wide electricity coming from low carbon sources are in the Energy Trends publication on the last Thursday of each quarter of the year, giving figures for the previous quarter.

From BBC • May 11, 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

While still modest in proportion to the rest of the firm’s business, capital attracted from wealthy investors is “growing very quickly,” Teskey said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Still, TV tends to blow things out of proportion.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers




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