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proportion

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




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Fewer than half that proportion agreed in Canada, France or Germany.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

WSJ: Beyond those projects, what proportion of BCG’s work is in these outcomes-based pricing structures?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Because everyone shares the same investment returns in proportion to their units, you avoid common issues such as one child benefiting simply from being born earlier.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

He said the region housing the capital, Tripoli, and a large proportion of the Libyan population was in "immense need" for infrastructure.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

People with low household incomes or high household incomes were oversampled and then weighted to their proper proportion of the overall sample.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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