disproportion

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Recent Examples of disproportion The implications of this enormous disproportion are obvious, given that few governments support more than one or a handful of official languages. Ross Perlin, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024 In a world of absolute equality, there would be no place left for derangements of disproportion. Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024 Just as the point of state neutrality is personal non-neutrality, the point of political egalitarianism is interpersonal disproportion. Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024 The impunity of the American police has been achieved by slow accretion through the decades, and with the tacit understanding that it would be deployed in great disproportion against black people. Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2023 See All Example Sentences for disproportion
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Noun
  • Whatever tension and differences around in the lead-up, of course, the finished product was a thing of movie magic, with Julie Andrews bringing the umbrella-twirling nanny to heartwarming life.
    Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 10 May 2025
  • Their ability to put their stamp on the game almost immediately is indeed a difference.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 10 May 2025
Noun
  • India's balance of trade figures, out Friday, will receive more scrutiny than usual, given U.S. President Donald Trump's emphasis on trade imbalances between America and its partners.
    Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 15 May 2025
  • The moon's nearside is scarred by massive impact basins, while its farside features far fewer and smaller basins, and a significantly thicker crust — an imbalance that has puzzled scientists for decades.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • The key distinction in astrophysical environments is the presence of magnetic fields, which fundamentally alter the nature of turbulent flows.
    Victoria Corless, Space.com, 19 May 2025
  • That distinction unequivocally belongs to Scheffler, who revealed why that is the case after his PGA Championship victory.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Asking for fairness One lingering sore spot around remote work is the disparity between different state workers.
    William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2025
  • The disparity in access to mechanical thrombectomy around the world is why SVIN is a founding member of the Global Stroke Action Coalition—to demand action, build momentum, and move towards a world where everyone who could benefit from mechanical thrombectomy would have access.
    Mill Etienne, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Despite efforts, rural areas face water and waste challenges, deepening inequality and harming agriculture, businesses, and daily life.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
  • One by one, attendees rose to the microphone to complain of technical glitches in the Pathways enrollment process, the lack of customer service and the generational health care inequalities faced by Black Georgians.
    Margaret Coker, ProPublica, 14 May 2025

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