in proportion
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Catherine essentially becomes a character in a Sofia Coppola movie who grows increasingly trapped and anguished in proportion to her cosseting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
A $30,000 contribution, while not insignificant, is relatively small in proportion to the overall asset.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 8, 2026
A good framework is to hold non-U.S. stocks in proportion to the world equity market.
From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026
"It's around three euros for a normal person, if you put in proportion to Bezos's wealth," Lorenzo from Extinction Rebellion said.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025
In fact, in proportion to its available area of farmland, Japan is the most densely populated major society in the world.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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