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relative

[rel-uh-tiv] / ˈrɛl ə tɪv /




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They say management is executing solidly on a strategic plan, but that risk return is not hugely attractive relative to other opportunities within Australian tech, media and telco.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

The beauty of the character, once her truth was revealed in the original 1980 movie, is her relative mystery.

From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026

And beauty is relative, especially when it comes to borrowing.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

"The new cases include a close male relative of the deceased", it said, saying the man had been in quarantine since October 6.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

“Cousin Kuda,” she cried, “Great-aunt Misodzi. Uncle Tendai. Please do not be frightened. Your relative has died here. We know you would come if you could.”

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Authorities have also issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including to her relatives.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Now, prosecutors visited his relatives in Omsk and called on residents of housing blocks where his family had lived.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Detectives have spoken to Jackson’s relatives, who confirmed he was last seen visiting them in Arkansas in the early 1980s, Price said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

In a statement, a spokesperson for Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust said Chapman's family was aware of the potential breach and offered their condolences to his relatives.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

She broke Vatete's mutimwi and laid it aside to give to whichever female relatives might survive.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer


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