disproportionally
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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The department plans to prioritize rebates for people with lower incomes, or who live in communities with disproportionally high levels of air pollution or who drive a high number of miles for work, Hershkowitz said.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2024
There is one audience, however, from which the film has spurred a disproportionally passionate reaction: educators.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2023
Burnout within the health care community is a national epidemic disproportionally affecting women.
From Science Daily • Oct. 4, 2023
On hot days, air conditioner compressors have to work harder to send the heat from homes outside, which in turn disproportionally increases electricity consumption and overall electricity demand.
From Scientific American • Sep. 5, 2023
They must neither be neglected nor made disproportionally important.
From God the Invisible King by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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