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Discover LudwigThe phrase "smallest proportion" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to the lowest amount or percentage when comparing two or more proportions. For example, "The smallest proportion of the group was only 10%."
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The north-east has the smallest proportion: 5%.
London has the smallest proportion living in a whole house: 48%.
The smallest proportion of managers we studied around 10%—were both highly energetic and highly focused.
The Bronx had the smallest proportion of teens smoking, with 6.2percentt, down from 9.9percentt in 2005.
Non-BRICS emerging markets contributed their smallest proportion to global growth in more than five years.
The smallest proportion of the soil cover consists of the chestnut soils of the southern and eastern regions.
However, many people will be surprised at the identity of the airline with the smallest proportion of complaints – Ryanair.
Only 57% of those in the 15-64 age range are in employment, the smallest proportion in western Europe.
The CML said cheap mortgage rates meant first-time buyers were putting the smallest proportion of their income towards their mortgage payments since its records began in 2005.
She noted that the triple zero — available online and in the Hong Kong stores — makes up the smallest proportion of its sales.
London has the smallest proportion of people identifying as "nones", at an average of 40%, accounted for by the capital's large minority ethnic population.
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