Example Sentences

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The entire incident is rife with such ludicrous disproportionality.

From Slate • Aug. 15, 2025

He said "that's not to say that there's not a national conversation to be had about disproportionality in the justice system".

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024

Juvenile Court is committed to addressing racial disproportionality.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2023

Every time we have a significant increase in our cases, our hospitalization and death numbers reflect this disproportionality.

From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2022

When it comes to epidemics, though, this disproportionality becomes even more extreme: a tiny percentage of people do the majority of the work.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell