disproportionate
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Which is not to say they aren’t out there — they are — but, as with domestic labor more broadly, a disproportionate share falls to mothers even when they have full-time jobs.
From Salon • Jun. 24, 2026
“We consider this to have been an unjustifiable and disproportionate act by forces of a foreign nation against innocent civilians,” said Jorge Chiriboga, an attorney representing the Negra Francisca crew.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026
Banks have told both Anthropic and OpenAI that whoever makes it to market first could get a disproportionate share of available capital.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Dan Archer, chief executive of Visiting Angels in Sheffield, said any pressures on the cost of living had a "disproportionate impact" on home carers because of low pay.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
The COD, though small and limited mainly to Johannesburg and Cape Town, had an influence disproportionate to its numbers.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing disproportionate
Power Prefix: dis-
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President Trump's Second State of the Union Address (2019)
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