Healthcare Disparities

verb A word that expresses an action or a state of being. In this case, 'narrow' is the verb in the phrase 'narrow the gap'.

• The company implemented various strategies to narrow the gap between its revenue and expenses.
• We need to do something to narrow the gap between what we spend and what we earn.
• Let's figure out how to close the gap between our costs and our income.
• By working together, we can narrow the gap between where we are now and where we want to be in the future.

noun the state or condition of being disproportionate; lack of proportion or equality in size, quantity, or degree

• The study found evidence of disproportionality in the distribution of resources among different demographic groups.
• There's a lot of disproportionality when it comes to who gets the biggest slice of the budget.
• It's totally unfair how much disproportionality there is in the way they hand out bonuses.
• In the world of business, there is often a sense of disproportionality in the amount of risk taken compared to the potential reward.

noun a person or thing that has been left behind or neglected

article a word that is used to specify or limit a noun

• The left behinds, the remnants of the ancient civilization, were carefully preserved in the museum.
• I always feel a bit sad for the left behinds, the items people forget at the park.
• Don't worry about the left behinds, the party will still be fun without them.
• The left behinds, the memories of our past, still haunt me to this day.