disproportionately
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of disproportionately
Example Sentences
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Pub groups have argued they face disproportionately higher rates bills, but other businesses have called for a wider reform of the rates system.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
"Europe largely missed out on the first digital revolution, as the commercial gains from the spread of information and communication technologies were captured disproportionately elsewhere," Lagarde said at a World Economic Forum event in Geneva.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Justice in Aging, a national advocacy group, suggests that Medicaid estate recovery disproportionately harms low-income families because the home is often the primary asset left behind by a Medicaid recipient.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
The same pattern appears in biomedical innovation: Female inventors are disproportionately likely to produce inventions related to women’s health.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
I had seen it out the window: an ugly, vicious mongrel that was tied up out back and got stupidly and disproportionately worked up by any noise or movement within a hundred yards.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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