relative
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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
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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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